Full Coverage: Mississippi Civil Rights Murders
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News Stories
- Jailed ex-Klansman granted bail at BBC - Fri, Aug 12, 2005
- Judge denies Killen's request for new trial at USATODAY.com - Tue, Jun 28, 2005
- Judge denies Killen's request for new trial in 1964 slayings; no appeal bond sought at The Clarion-Ledger - Mon, Jun 27, 2005
- Killen remains defiant following conviction at The Clarion-Ledger - Sun, Jun 26, 2005
- Finding other killers focus at The Clarion-Ledger - Sun, Jun 26, 2005
Feature Articles
- Meridian coming to grips with connection to civil rights killings at The Clarion-Ledger - Mon, Jun 27, 2005
- A March That Longtime Activists Still Walk at The Washington Post (reg. req'd) - Sun, Jun 26, 2005
- Most glad for tough sentence at The Clarion-Ledger - Fri, Jun 24, 2005
- Killen's age no factor in decision, judge says at The Clarion-Ledger - Fri, Jun 24, 2005
- Mississippi verdict greeted by a generation gap at Christian Science Monitor - Thu, Jun 23, 2005
- Tab for security at trial nearly $20K at The Clarion-Ledger - Thu, Jun 23, 2005
Opinion & Editorials
- Is Delayed Justice Just as Good? at ABCNEWS.com - Mon, Jun 27, 2005
- In Mississippi, an evil chapter finally ends at San Antonio Express-News - Sun, Jun 26, 2005
- Killen verdict at The Clarion-Ledger - Sun, Jun 26, 2005
- Let's do justice for past, present racial crimes at The Union Leader - Sun, Jun 26, 2005
- Worth remembering: The victims, sacrifices at USATODAY.com - Fri, Jun 24, 2005
- Time can't quench thirst for justice at USATODAY.com - Fri, Jun 24, 2005
Related Web Sites
- Murder Indictment: Mississippi v. Edgar Ray Killen
- from FindLaw, the indictment of a reputed Klansman for slaying three civil rights workers in Mississippi in the summer of 1964.
- 44 Days That Changed Mississippi
- investigation of the murder case; from the Clarion-Ledger.
- Mississippi Burning Trial
- overview of the 1967 trial of United States vs. Cecil price et al. From UMKC Law School.
- Mississippi v. Edgar Ray Killen
- indictment in '64 slayings of civil rights workers. From FindLaw.
- Truth and Reconciliation in Neshoba County
- 40th anniversary piece on the 1964 Mississippi civil rights murders; from NPR.