In 1964, three civil rights activists disappeared in Mississippi. With membership in the Ku Klux Klan rising and violence increasing, investigators worked quickly to locate the missing men. However, when their vehicle turned up burned, authorities realized something terrible had occurred. Join John Conner in a solo episode as he dives deep into the dark to discuss the FBI's "Mississippi Burning" case. Will this case be enough to make you check the locks?
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This episode of Check the Locks is dedicated, with love, to the memory of our friend Mathew Scott Halliday.
Sources:
Murder in Mississippi | American Experience | Official Site | PBS
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) | The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute.
Michael Schwerner | Mississippi Encyclopedia