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Key Figures in the "Mississippi Burning" Trial

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THE VICTIMS
James Chaney
Andrew Goodman
Michael Schwerner

KEY DEFENDANTS
Cecil Price
Lawrence Rainey
Wayne Roberts
Edgar Ray Killen
Sam Bowers

PROSECUTOR
John Doar

FBI INVESTIGATOR
Joseph Sullivan

FBI AGENT
John Proctor

PROSECUTION WITNESSES
James Jordan
Delmar Dennis

THE JUDGE
William Cox

Home Trial Account

Other Resources

  • The "Mississippi Burning" Trial: An Account
  • Bending Toward Justice: John Doar and the Mississippi Burning Trial
  • Mississippi Burning Trial: A Chronology
  • In Quotes: Selected Articles and Remarks Concerning the Mississippi Burning Case
  • The Mississippi Burning Trial : Selected Maps
  • Key Figures in the "Mississippi Burning" Trial
  • Mississippi Burning Trial: Selected Klan Documents
  • Excerpts from the Trial Transcript in United States vs Price et al. (the "Mississippi Burning" trial)
  • United States vs Cecil Price et al.: The Jury's Decision
  • United States v Price et al (US Supreme Court).
  • Images of the Mississippi Burning Trial
  • "Mississippi Burning": The Movie
  • The Mississippi Burning Trial: A Bibliography
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