Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman

The third activist killed was James Chaney, a 21 year old Black man. The three were members of CORE (Congress Of Racial Equality) on their way to register Black voters in Mississippi.

Schwerner befriended Robert Reich as a child, who later became U.S. Secretary of Labor. Schwerner helped protect Reich, who was smaller, from bullies. Reich has recalled learning of his death as having a major impact on his life.