Michael Henry "Mickey" Schwerner, age 24

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Lost to gun violence on June 21, 1964 in Philadelphia, Mississippi.

Photo sources:

• Michael Schwerner - Wikipedia
• Michael Henry “Mickey” Schwerner (1939-1964) -...
• Mail Online: Convict in 1964 civil-rights deaths won't confess

News sources:

• Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner - Wikipedia
• Murderpedia.org
• Facebook
• Case files and photos from 1964 "Mississippi Burning" murders of civil rights workers made public for first time
• SFGATE: Klansman arrested in 1964 slayings / Preacher charged in notorious murders of 3 rights workers

Also killed were:

• Andrew Goodman, age 20
• James Earl Chaney, age 21

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