Three Who Died for Civil Rights

Item

Title

Three Who Died for Civil Rights

Description

This exhibit contains items including articles, flyers and logs related to the murders of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner and James Chaney in Mississippi, 1964. Goodman was a student at Queens College at the time of his death. The exhibit includes memorial projects produced by students and faculty at Queens College.

Contributor

Queens College Department of Special Collections & Archives

Creator

McEvoy, Stephanie

Date

2014 (Circa)

Language

English

Publisher

Queens College Department of Special Collections & Archives

Rights

Obtained from Contributor - Copyright Unknown

Source

Queens College Civil Rights Archive

uri

http://archives.qc.cuny.edu/civilrights/exhibits/show/three-who-died-for-civil-right

McEvoy, Stephanie. 2014. “Three Who Died for Civil Rights”. Queens College Department of Special Collections & Archives. http://archives.qc.cuny.edu/civilrights/exhibits/show/three-who-died-for-civil-right, CUNY DIGITAL HISTORY ARCHIVE, accessed March 10, 2026, https://stephenz.tailc22a4b.ts.net/s/cdha/item/1069

Item sets
CUNY Digital History Archive
Queens College Campus Unrest

Time Periods

1961-1969 The Creation of CUNY - Open Admissions Struggle

Subjects

Activism Diversity Relationships with Communities Student Organizations Andrew Goodman Civil Rights Movement Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) James Chaney Michael Schwerner Protest Queens College Racial Injustice Student Activism Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

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