Published Date:
22 June 2005
THE families of three civil rights workers beaten and shot to death 41 years ago in Mississippi have welcomed the conviction of an 80-year-old former Ku Klux Klan man.
A jury found Edgar Ray Killen guilty of recruiting a mob to kill the three. District Attorney Mark Duncan said he still believed the prosecution had "proved murder".
The full article contains 78 words and appears in Edinburgh Evening News newspaper.
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Last Updated:
22 June 2005 10:22 AM
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Source:
Edinburgh Evening News
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Location:
Edinburgh
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Related Topics:
Racism in America