Kanetra HarrisMarch 11, 2014th BlockMississippi BurningThe Case of the Mississippi Burning began in 1964 when a campaign called Freedom Summer was started to register African Americans to vote in the states of the south. Thousands of both African American and Caucasian people joined the CORE organization to travel to these states and register blacks to vote. It was then that three young civil rights activists; Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney were brutally murdered by the Klu Klux Klan. Both Michael Schwerner and James Chaney worked in Neshoba County, Mississippi, registering blacks to vote. they opened Freedom schools and organized many actions to boycott local white businesses in Meridan. When the KKK men learned of their activities they were all furious. the KKK bullied and tormented the civil rights activist by giving them names like Goatee and Jewish Boy. The KKK's ultimate goal was to get Michael and James out of their town and return things to the way they were before. After the KKK saw its plans against civil rights men and the black community fail, it became enraged. On June 16, Michael Schwerner was scheduled to attend a meeting at Mount Zion Church in Longdale, Mississippi. The church would be the future home of one of the freedom schools. The kkk thought Michael would be there, so they went to the church in a group of thirty people and started beating the members. When they realized that Michael was not there, they burned the church. When Michael learned of this he joined James and Andrew and they went to Longdale to investigate the fire. Schwerner is aware of the danger of returning to Nesh...... middle of paper...... Bibliography http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=940DE2DA1F30F937A35751C1A96E948260# www.natcom.org /commcurrentsarticle .aspx?id=918 digital.lib.lehigh.edu/trial/reels/films/list/0_58_7 crime.about.com/od/history/p/ms_burn2.htm I also referenced my lecture notes/review of the movie