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Three civil rights workers disappear in Neshoba County, Mississippi

Volunteers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner went missing after investigating church burnings in Neshoba County during Freedom Summer, prompting a major search and federal inquiry.

Three civil rights workers disappear in Neshoba County, Mississippi

Their disappearance provoked national outrage and a large federal investigation that exposed violent resistance to the civil rights movement and galvanized support for federal civil-rights enforcement.

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