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Mississippi

Doc Sportello

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3. I was only 11 but I remember it

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jun 21, 2022, 02:08 PM

Jun 2022

It was a huge story at the time and of course backfired on the racist animals, as most Americans were sympathetic to their plight.
Some may or may not know that Schwerner was an an important person in Robert Reich's early life as a mentor and protector:
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/mickey

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Remember Goodman, Chaney and Schwerner, and the price they paid in 1964 in Mississippi for rights. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 OP

I am old enough to remember. Many are not. Sneederbunk Jun 2022 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Sneederbunk Jun 2022 #2

I was only 11 but I remember it Doc Sportello Jun 2022 #3

I will never forget. LoisB Jun 2022 #4