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Andrew Goodman (November 23, 1943 – June 21, 1964) was an American civil rights activist. He was one of three Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) workers murdered in Philadelphia, Mississippi , by members of the Ku Klux Klan in 1964.
Born and raised in Pelham, New York, [1] [2] to a family of Jewish heritage, Schwerner attended Pelham Memorial High School.He was called Mickey by his friends. His mother, Anne Siegel (May 1, 1912 – November 29, 1996), was a science teacher at nearby New Rochelle High School, and his father, Nathan Schwerner (June 19, 1909 – March 6, 1991), was a businessman.
On June 21, 1964, three Civil Rights Movement activists, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, were murdered by local members of the Ku Klux Klan.They had been arrested earlier in the day for speeding, and after being released were followed by local law enforcement & others, all affiliated with the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. [1]
C. Patrick J. Campbell; Edward J. Carlough; Berenice A. Carroll; Hattie Carthan; Amy Matilda Cassey; Henry P. Caulfield Jr. June Chan; Mariana Wright Chapman
Andrew Goodman may refer to: Andrew Goodman (activist) (1943–1964), American social worker and activist; Andrew Goodman (rugby union) (born 1982), New Zealand rugby ...
An investigation into Civil Rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner who were murdered in Philadelphia, Mississippi during 1964's Freedom Summer. Won Emmy again in 2008 for Nonfiction Programming for the film Brooklyn Dodgers: Ghosts of Flatbush. The story of the Brooklyn Dodgers, their fans and New York in the 1950s.
The district was a Brooklyn-based seat until 1982 when it became the Staten Island district. ... Andrew J. Anderson: 8,492 26.5% ... Abraham H. Goodman 4,457 24.6% ...
Edgar Ray Killen (January 10, 1925 – January 11, 2018) was an American Ku Klux Klan organizer who planned and directed the murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, three civil rights activists participating in the Freedom Summer of 1964.