Civil Rights Workers Found Dead in Mississippi, August 4, 1964
Civil rights movement: Civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney are found dead in Mississippi after disappearing on June 21.
Date: August 4, 1964
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