Case files, photographs and other records documenting the investigation into the infamous slayings of three civil rights workers in Mississippi are now open to the public for the first timeJACKSON, Miss. -- Never before seen case files, photographs and other records documenting the investigation into the infamous slayings of three civil rights workers in Mississippi are now open to the public for the first time, 57 years after their deaths. The 1964 killings of civil rights activists James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County sparked national outrage and helped spur passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The records include case files, Federal Bureau of Investigation memoranda, research notes and federal informant reports and witness testimonies. Seven were convicted of violating the victims’ civil rights.

Source: ABC News June 27, 2021 12:45 UTC