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

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

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A plaque at Freedom Place<br/> — A plaque at Freedom Place<br/>
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Part of the MISSING poster for the three men<br/> — Part of the MISSING poster for the three men<br/>
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FBI evidence of their burned car<br/> — FBI evidence of their burned car<br/>
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The men's bodies in the dam<br/> — The men's bodies in the dam<br/>
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Chaney's mother at the 2005 trial of Edgar Ray Killen<br/> — Chaney's mother at the 2005 trial of Edgar Ray Killen<br/>
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Goodman's mother at the 2005 trial of Edgar Ray Killen<br/> — Goodman's mother at the 2005 trial of Edgar Ray Killen<br/>
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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/>
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Edgar Ray Killen in 2005<br/> — Edgar Ray Killen in 2005<br/>
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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/>
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