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  2. Philadelphia, Mississippi - Wikipedia

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    Philadelphia in June 1964 was the scene of the murders of civil rights workers James Chaney, a 21-year-old black man from Meridian, Mississippi; Andrew Goodman, a 20-year-old Jewish anthropology student from New York City; and Michael Schwerner, a 24-year-old Jewish CORE organizer and former social worker, also from New York. Their deaths ...

  3. Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner - Wikipedia

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    The murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner, also known as the Freedom Summer murders, the Mississippi civil rights workers' murders, or the Mississippi Burning murders, were the abduction and murder of three activists in Philadelphia, Mississippi, in June 1964, during the Civil Rights Movement. The victims were James Chaney from Meridian ...

  4. Philadelphia Public School District - Wikipedia

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    2006-07 school year. There were a total of 1,191 students enrolled in the Philadelphia Public School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 50% female and 50% male. The racial makeup of the district was 68.09% African American, 28.80% White, 1.09% Hispanic, 0.42% Asian, and 1.60% Native American.

  5. Old United States Post Office (Philadelphia, Mississippi)

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    The Old U.S. Post Office in Philadelphia, Mississippi was constructed between 1935 and 1936 as part of the U.S. federal government's New Deal programs, specifically under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). This building is a prominent example of Classical Revival architecture with Mediterranean influences and is one of 32 federal post ...

  6. Downtown Philadelphia Historic District (Mississippi) - Wikipedia

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    April 14, 2005. The Downtown Philadelphia Historic District is a designated area within the city limits of Philadelphia, Mississippi in Neshoba County. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2005, and is loosely bounded by the streets of Myrtle, Peachtree, Walnut, and Pecan. The district features a number of commercial ...

  7. Florence Mars - Wikipedia

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    Florence Mars. Florence Mars (January 1, 1923 – April 23, 2006) was an American civil rights activist and author best known for her book Witness in Philadelphia about the murder of three civil rights activists in Mississippi.

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