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Council of Federated Organizations

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Racism 📍 United States

Council of Federated Organizations

Also known as: COFO

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Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner are murdered during Freedom Summer

📅 21 June 1964

James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner were murdered in Mississippi while engaged in civil rights work. The killings involved white supremacists and local law-enforcement participation....