The summer of 1964, “Freedom Summer,” more than 700 young volunteers from across the country traveled to Mississippi to join local civil rights organizations to teach, raise awareness about discrimination, and help register voters. September 25 is National Voter Registration Day. Are you registered? | American Experience | PBS

On June 21, 1964, Mickey Schwerner, James Chaney and Andrew Goodman—three Civil Rights workers who had been registering voters in Mississippi that summer—disappeared. MISSISSIPPI JUSTICE chronicles the six week search for the young men, uncovering a conspiracy of terror involving local law enforcement and the Ku Klux Klan. Watch the full short film → https://to.pbs.org/3Rxqmdq | American Experience | PBS

#OTD in 1964, the bodies of the civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner were found in an earthen dam in Neshoba County. The three men were members of SNCC’s Freedom Summer project and were initially sent to investigate a fire bombing at the Mt. Zion Methodist Church. After being reported missing for over a month, their bodies were later discovered after a tip disclosed their location. Learn more about the 1964 Freedom Summer murders in the Mississippi Civil Right