Andrew Goodman (November 23, 1943, – June 21, 1964) was one of three American civil rights activists murdered near Philadelphia, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer in 1964 by members of the Ku Klux Klan.
Read more about Andrew Goodman: Early Life and Education, Civil Rights Activism, Arrest, Release and Murder, Investigation and Trial, Reinvestigation, Honors, Portrayal in Culture
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