usm_crmda_mz046 mz046 crmda usm yes Statement by Andrew Goodman's parents; August 5, 1964 Open letter from Andrew Goodman's parents Goodman, Carolyn Goodman, Robert, d. 1969 Civil rights--United States Civil rights movements--Mississippi Civil rights workers--Crimes against--Mississippi Hate crimes--Mississippi Murder--Mississippi Intimidation--Mississippi Harassment--Mississippi Intervention (Federal government)--Mississippi Violence. Chaney, James Earl, 1943-1964--Assassination Goodman, Andrew, 1943-1964--Assassination Schwerner, Michael Henry, 1939-1964--Assassination Goodman, Andrew, 1943-1964--Family From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. <br>Typewritten statement by Robert and Carolyn Goodman, the parents of Andrew Goodman, dated August 5, 1964. The Goodmans express grief over the deaths of their son and fellow civil rights workers, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner, who were murdered near Philadelphia, Mississippi. The statement informs the public of the struggle for equality in the South and requests support and protection for those civil rights workers who remain there. Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services. Hattiesburg, Miss. : University of Southern Mississippi Libraries University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive Collection (University of Southern Mississippi) 2002-07-18 Letters (correspondence) http://digilib.usm.edu/u?/manu,240 Digital reproduction of 1-page document. Box 1, Folder 5, M336 Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection, McCain Library and Archives, University of Southern Mississippi Forms part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. Forms part of USM - Historical Manuscripts. Forms part of University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections. Forms part of the Mississippi Digital Library. Forms part of the Matthew Zwerling Freedom Summer Collection in the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. 1964-08-05 Mississippi Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required. 20101222 144003 admin