Andrew Goodman
Andrew Goodman · Civil Rights & Human Rights
Freedom Summer volunteer murdered by the Klan with Chaney and Schwerner near Philadelphia, Mississippi, in June 1964.
1943, New York City, USA — 1964, near Philadelphia, Mississippi, USA
New York City; Mississippi
Andrew Goodman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Civil Rights & Human Rights — Freedom Summer volunteer murdered by the Klan with Chaney and Schwerner near Philadelphia, Mississippi, in June 1964.
Andrew Goodman was a young Jewish American activist from New York who volunteered for the 1964 Freedom Summer voter-registration drive in Mississippi. Alongside James Chaney and fellow Jewish activist Michael Schwerner, he was abducted and murdered by Ku Klux Klan members near Philadelphia, Mississippi. Their deaths galvanized national support for the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act.
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Source: Wikipedia (Andrew Goodman); My Jewish Learning
Freedom Summer volunteer murdered by the Klan with Chaney and Schwerner near Philadelphia, Mississippi, in June 1964.
Source: Wikipedia (Andrew Goodman); My Jewish Learning
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