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MLK Honors Murdered Activists, Urges Justice for All

6/6/2025

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On December 4, 1964, in New York, civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. powerfully displayed images of three murdered activists—Michael Schwerner, James Chaney, and Andrew Goodman. He commended the FBI for their arrests linked to these tragic killings in Mississippi, highlighting the ongoing struggle for justice and equality in America.

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On December 4, 1964, in New York, civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. powerfully displayed images of three murdered activists—Michael Schwerner, James Chaney, and Andrew Goodman. He commended the FBI for their arrests linked to these tragic killings in Mississippi, highlighting the ongoing struggle for justice and equality in America.