3/12/16

Murders of 1964

I was disturbed and interested in finding out more about the murders of the young men in Mississippi in 1964. Here's Andrew Goldman, pictured one year before he was killed:

According to this CBS news piece, none of the KKK assailants were convicted of murder until 2005, when one man (then 89 years old) was convicted for his role as the ringleader.

I guess that makes me glad that there is no statute of limitations for murder, but it's hard to feel like locking up a 90 year old really serves "justice."
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1 comment:

Unknown said...

Max, if you're interested on how this story continues to impact Jewish activists check out Bend the Arc's work on voting rights. http://www.bendthearc.us/campaigns/voting-rights
I used to intern for one of their precursor organizations and two summers ago I helped them deliver yartzeit candles for Chaney Goodman and Schwerner z'l as part of their voting rights campaign.
Also check out: https://andrewgoodman.org/
I met David Goodman, Andrews brother, at the RAC's consultation on conscience last year and he's an incredible mentsch.

3/18/16, 12:04 PM

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