Michael (Mickey) Schwerner and James Chaney worked for the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in nearby Meridian; Andrew Goodman was one of the hundreds of college students from across the country ...

Funeral services for James O. “Joe” Chaney, 70, Linwood, will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will be in Lawrence. Mr. Chaney died Saturday ...

When Dave Dennis gave the eulogy at the funeral of James Chaney—who was killed along with two other civil rights workers in the summer of 1964—some implored him to make his speech quiet ...