[JUNE 21-22] HONOR THEIR MEMORIES
CALL TO ACTION: Sun, June 21 and Mon, June 22
In Your Home, House of Worship, Neighborhood, and Classroom On Sunday June 21st and Monday, June 22, all are invited to honor the memories of the 12 lives lost this week and at this same time of year 51 years ago (June 21 and 22, 1964, see below) by following the invitation below and, if you so choose, also lighting one to 12 candles to honor the lives that were senselessly and hatefully taken too soon.
Read the Story and watch the Movie: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/freedomsummer-murder/ |
This is Our History As Americans.
The Fight for Justice Is Not Over! |
51 YEARS AGO [1964]
We honor 3 young men who gave their lives as a symbol of so many others who died for our right to equal access to vote. On June 21, 1964 Goodman, Chaney, and Schwerner were reported missing. On June 22, 1964 the FBI began a kidnapping investigation in Mississippi. August 4, 1964, 3 bodies were found…
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THIS WEEK [2015]
SACRAMENTO FACES RACE stands united
with the community and families directly affected by the tragedy in South Carolina. We are ONE nation! What hurts one hurts us all. |