Examines the trials of the men accused of murdering three civil rights workers in Mississippi in 1964, including the Supreme Court decision to try the defendants in a federal rather than a state court and the final verdicts which marked the first time, in Mississippi, that a jury convicted white men for killing African Americans or civil rights workers.
Content Note
Three missing civil rights workers -- Mississippi-civil rights battleground -- On the trail of the suspects -- The road to justice -- The civil rights trial in Meridian -- In the wake of "Mississippi Burning.".