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The Freedom Summer murders of Michael Schwerner, James Chaney, and Andrew Goodman captured national headlines in 1964.

This chapter shares:

• why they were in Philadelphia, Mississippi,

• the role law enforcement played in their disappearance,

• how and where their bodies were recovered, and

• the incomplete and long-delayed justice that befell those involved in the crime.

There are no museums to see in Philadelphia and too few memorials to the three slain civil rights workers.

The chapter guides readers on a reflective trip to key sites in and around Philadelphia while sharing the story of this important, though tragic, part of civil rights history.