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108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. CON. RES. 457
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the murders of James
E. Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 18, 2004
Mr. Thompson of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr.
Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Clay, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of
Alabama, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Ford, Mr. Jackson of
Illinois, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens,
Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rush, Mr. Towns, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, and Mr. Wynn)
submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the murders of James
E. Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman.
Whereas the right to vote was routinely denied to many African Americans in
Mississippi in 1964;
Whereas in 1964 a broad-based coalition was formed in Mississippi to create
``Freedom Summer'', a project dedicated to helping African Americans in
Mississippi earn equal rights, especially in regard to voting;
Whereas in 1964 James Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman volunteered
to work in ``Freedom Summer'', braving great personal danger;
Whereas on June 21, 1964, James Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman
were kidnapped and murdered by members of the Ku Klux Klan with the
active assistance of local authorities;
Whereas President Lyndon B. Johnson made the search for the missing men a top
national priority;
Whereas the Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted an unprecedented
investigation;
Whereas on August 4 agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation discovered the
bodies buried beneath tons of earth on a dam near Philadelphia,
Mississippi;
Whereas that FBI investigation established the names of those who had
participated in the plotting, murders, and coverup, leading to the
arrests of 19 men on December 4;
Whereas the State of Mississippi and the local district attorney's office
refused to bring murder charges, despite confessions, a guilty plea, and
overwhelming evidence;
Whereas in the light of that refusal, the United States Department of Justice
charged the men with violations of the civil rights of James Chaney,
Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman;
Whereas citizens throughout Mississippi and the Nation have called for the case
to be reopened;
Whereas ample legal precedent exists for the United States Department of Justice
to offer its assistance by assigning a special prosecutor as was done in
the Birmingham church bombing case; and
Whereas these unresolved murders have haunted Neshoba, Mississippi, and the
Nation for 40 years: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That the Congress--
(1) calls on the Department of Justice to investigate the
murders of James Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman
to determine if a prosecution can be brought under Federal law;
(2) calls on Attorney General John Ashcroft, to make a
formal offer to the Attorney General of Mississippi of the
services of the Department of Justice to review the case file
and serve as special prosecutor in a new trial; and
(3) calls on Attorney General John Ashcroft to report to
Congress the findings of the investigation.
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