Hamburger
Gothamist Gothamist
    Close

    Posthumous Presidential Medal Of Freedom Going To Civil Rights Activists Who Died During "Freedom Summer" - Photo Gallery

    arrow left Posthumous Presidential Medal Of Freedom Going To Civil Rights Activists Who Died During "Freedom Summer"
    Slide 1 of 12
    A plaque at Freedom Place<br/>

    A plaque at Freedom Place<br/>

    arrow
    A plaque at Freedom Place<br/>
    Getty Images
    Slide 2 of 12
    Part of the MISSING poster for the three men<br/>

    Part of the MISSING poster for the three men<br/>

    arrow
    Part of the MISSING poster for the three men<br/>
    Getty Images
    Slide 3 of 12
    FBI evidence of their burned car<br/>

    FBI evidence of their burned car<br/>

    arrow
    FBI evidence of their burned car<br/>
    Getty Images
    Advertisement
    Slide 4 of 12
    The men's bodies in the dam<br/>

    The men's bodies in the dam<br/>

    arrow
    The men's bodies in the dam<br/>
    Getty Images
    Slide 5 of 12
    Getty Images
    Slide 6 of 12
    Getty Images
    Advertisement
    Slide 7 of 12
    Getty Images
    Slide 8 of 12
    Chaney's mother at the 2005 trial of Edgar Ray Killen<br/>

    Chaney's mother at the 2005 trial of Edgar Ray Killen<br/>

    arrow
    Chaney's mother at the 2005 trial of Edgar Ray Killen<br/>
    Getty Images
    Slide 9 of 12
    Goodman's mother at the 2005 trial of Edgar Ray Killen<br/>

    Goodman's mother at the 2005 trial of Edgar Ray Killen<br/>

    arrow
    Goodman's mother at the 2005 trial of Edgar Ray Killen<br/>
    Getty Images
    Slide 10 of 12
    Chaney's sister and Schwerner's widow at the 2005 trial of Edgar Ray Killen<br/>

    Chaney's sister and Schwerner's widow at the 2005 trial of Edgar Ray Killen<br/>

    arrow
    Chaney's sister and Schwerner's widow at the 2005 trial of Edgar Ray Killen<br/>
    Getty Images
    Slide 11 of 12
    Edgar Ray Killen in 2005<br/>

    Edgar Ray Killen in 2005<br/>

    arrow
    Edgar Ray Killen in 2005<br/>
    Getty Images
    Slide 12 of 12
    Historical marker near the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church serves as a reminder of the murders of three men, James Chaney, Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman June 10, 2005 in Philadelphia, Mississippi. <br/>

    Historical marker near the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church serves as a reminder of the murders of three men, James Chaney, Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman June 10, 2005 in Philadelphia, Mississippi. <br/>

    arrow
    Historical marker near the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church serves as a reminder of the murders of three men, James Chaney, Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman June 10, 2005 in Philadelphia, Mississippi. <br/>
    Getty Images
    Advertisement
    arrow
    End
    Back To Article