CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE Missing in Mississippi 4 CHAPTER TWO Mississippi’s Closed Society 12 CHAPTER THREE The Freedom Summer Project 20 CHAPTER FOUR Challenging the Political System 30 CHAPTER FIVE The Impact of Freedom Summer 36 Snapshot of Freedom Summer 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 46 Learn More 47 Index 48 About the Author 48
CAL MISSING B THE FBI IS SEEKING INFORMATION CONCERNING THE DIS APPEARANCE AT PHILADELPHIA MISSISSIPPI OF THESE THREE INDIVIDUALS ON JUNE 21 1964 EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION IS BEING CONDUCTED TO LOCATE GOODMAN CHANEY AND SCHWERNER WHO ARE DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS ANDREW GOODMAN JAMES EARL CHANEY MICHAEL HENRY SCHWERNER To a White RACE SEX DOB POB AGE HEIGHT Male November 23 1943 May 30 1943 New York City Meridian Mississippi 20 years 21 years 5 10 57 150 pounds 135 to 140 pounds Dark brown wavy Black Male November 6 1939 New York City 24 years 5 9 to 5 10 170 to 180 pounds Brown Light blue VEIGHT Brown HAIR EYES TEETH SCARS AND MARKS Good none missing 1 inch cut scat 2 inches above left ear Pock mark center of forehead slight scar on bridge of nose appendectomy scar broken leg scar SHOULD YOU HAVE OR IN THE FUTURE RECEIVE ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING THE WHERE ABOUTS OF THESE INDIVIDUALS YOU ARE REQUESTED TO NOTIFY ME OR THE NEAREST OFFICE OF THE FBI TELEPHONE NUMBER IS LISTED BELOW DIRECT FEDERA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION INITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WASHINGTON DC 20535 TELEPHONE NATIONAL 8 June 29 1964
5 CHAPTER ONE Volunteers and activists of Freedom Summer knew their work could be dangerous On the morning of June 21 1964 three young men climbed into a station wagon in Meridian Mississippi Two were white men from the North Michael Schwerner was from New York He worked as a staff member for the Congress of Racial Equality CORE a civil rights group Andrew Goodman was a volunteer college student from New York City The third man James Chaney was a MISSING IN MISSISSIPPI
