Mississippi Burning

How many civil rights workers were killed?

• 2
• 1
• 6
• 3

Why did the Civil Rights workers come to Philadelphia, Mississippi?

• To help register blacks to vote.

• To help the citizens stop blacks from voting.

• To help the whites learn to vote.

• To teach classes on racial justice at the university.

What were the names of the FBI agents who worked on the case?

• Clancy and Merele

• Ward and Anderson

• Jones and Washington

• Brighton and Smith

What did the FBI agents find in the swamp?

• A boat

• A station wagon

• A gun

• The bodies of the civil rights workers

Who was kidnapped by the FBI?

• The sheriff

• The Mayor

• The grand wizard of the KKK

• The deputy

What happened to the father of the boy who was willing to talk to the FBI agents ?

• The FBI awarded him with a medal of honor

• He was lynched

• He replaced the sheriff

• He was arrested

What did the FBI eventually charge the KKK defendants with?

• Violations of Civil Rights

• Murder

• Domestic Terrorism and assault

• Manslaughter

Why were James Chaney , Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman murdered?

• The KKK wanted to stop African Americans from registering to vote. The murder would make people before "think twice" before voting.

• The KKK believed that the three young men had obtained a copy of a secret membership list.

• Communist agents dressed in Klu Klux Klan uniforms kidnapped them and killed them.

• They had been speeding and drinking. When they tried to escape, they were shot.

Why was Mississippi such a dangerous place for African Americans and Civil Rights workers in the early 1960's?

• Ku Klux Klan membership in Mississippi was soaring - reaching more than 10,000.

• Cross burnings throughout the state were used to terrorize blacks and discourage them from voting

• In the summer of 1964, 20 African American churches were bombed and burned

• All of the above