Michael Schwerner
American civil rights activist (1939-1964) · United States · On the map · Died at 24
Michael Henry "Mickey" Schwerner was an American civil rights activist. He was one of three civil rights workers murdered in rural Neshoba County, Mississippi, by members of the Ku Klux Klan.
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Missing persons poster created by the FBI in 1964, shows the photographs of Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner.
A memorial to victims Andrew Goodman, James Earl Chaney, and Michael Schwerner at Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Mississippi.
State of Mississippi roadside marker denoting the location where the 1964 murders of American civil rights workers Goodman, Chaney, and Schwerner took placeAwards
About this person
Schwerner and two co-workers, James Chaney and Andrew Goodman, were killed in response to their civil rights work, which included promoting voting registration among African Americans, most of whom had been disenfranchised in the state since 1890.
Country
United States
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1939 to 1964 · aged 24