CHANEY, GOODMAN AND SCHWERNER..."FREEDOM SUMMER 1964"

 James Chaney, an African American Congress of Racial Equality organizer. (CORE).  Andrew Goodman, a white summer volunteer.  And Michael Schwerner, a white CORE organizer sacrificed their lives on June 21st during "Freedom Summer 1964" for their part in registering African Americans to vote in Mississippi.  Two years earlier, in 1962, only 5.3% African Americans were registered to vote in the state of Mississippi.  After a two month search by federal authorities, the bodies of the three young men were finally found on August 4, 1964.   

Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner sacrificed their young lives for the right of African Americans to vote.  James Chaney was 21, Andrew Goodman, 20.  And Michael Schwerner was 24.  58 years later there seems to be a movement in certain states in America to "legally" set strict limitations on the ability to vote on all Americans.  Though the main focus is on the Black vote, other ethnic and racial minorities are also being targeted.  Today, in 2022, it is lamentable to think that the three young men who gave their lives, and thousands of others who were made to suffer, did so for nought.

It is why it is extremely important for all Americans, registered voters, to not take the right to vote for granted.  When it comes time to cast a ballot, no matter how difficult it may seem to be, go to the polls or vote by mail during each and every election period.  It is critical in order to maintain a true and honest "Democracy" in the United States of America.