How Jews Are Honoring 3 Civil Rights Martyrs
J.J. Goldberg | June 22, 2014
Last night, in my musical post in memory of the three civil rights workers slain in Mississippi 50 years ago, I argued that too little had been done to incorporate their martyrdom into our narrative of American Jewish history.
It’s only fair that I take note of those Jewish organizations that did act to remember the martyrs, Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner and James Chaney, on the occasion of yesterday’s 50th anniversary of their murder. . .
From the ADL:June 21 marks the 50th anniversary of the murders of three young civil rights workers who travelled to Mississippi for “Freedom Summer,” to help African American residents understand their constitutional rights and register to vote. Facing deep institutional racism, fewer than five percent of the 500,000 black adults in Mississippi were then registered to vote. Michael “Mickey” Schwerner, 24, James Chaney, 21, and Andrew Goodman, 20, knew they were risking their lives for their cause.
On June 21, 1964, after they had investigated the burning of a black church, the three young men were reported missing. Forty-four days later, their bodies were found buried deep in a dam in Philadelphia, Mississippi. The nation later learned that on their way back, the men’s car had been stopped for a pretext traffic violation and the three had been arrested and held for several hours. On their release, they were followed and murdered by members of the Neshoba Country Sheriff’s Department, Philadelphia Police, and members of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). . .
https://forward.com/opinion/200581/how-jews-are-honoring-3-civil-rights-martyrs/
Two Jewish men who lost their lives helping blacks secure the right to vote - lives taken at the hands of the same Democrats that BLM now supports.
