Ray Gunter and the reporter Paul Guihard were killed in one riot in this state, and one notable resident of this state organized the March Against Fear, though he was shot before it began.
Ray Gunter and the reporter Paul Guihard were killed in one riot in this state, and one notable resident of this state organized the March Against Fear, though he was shot before it began. Edgar Ray Killen was convicted of the murder of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner in this state. Byron De La Beckwith assassinated NAACP field secretary Medgar Evars in this state. This state was the site of the Council of Federated Organizations'1964 voting drive, known as the Freedom Summer. Governor Ross Barnett was almost jailed after an incident in which John F Kennedy sent in the 503rd Military Police Battalion to protect James Meredith. For 10 points, name this southern state, which governors like Haley Barbour ruled from Jackson.
Ray Gunter and the reporter Paul Guihard were killed in one riot in this state, and one notable resident of this state organized the March Against Fear, though he was shot before it began.
Mississippi