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MS SC560
Concurrent Resolution
AI Summary
- Urges the federal government and United States Congress to name the FBI Building located at 1220 Echelon Parkway, Jackson, Mississippi in honor of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner
- References the three civil rights workers who disappeared in June 1964 near Philadelphia, Mississippi while registering African-American voters
- Notes that the FBI opened a Jackson Division field office at President Lyndon B. Johnson's request to investigate the case, and the bodies were recovered in August 1964
- Recognizes that seven men were convicted of federal conspiracy charges in the case, known as MIBURN (Mississippi Burning), which became one of the largest investigations conducted in Mississippi
- Directs transmission of the resolution to the FBI Director, General Services Administration, President Barack Obama, and Mississippi's congressional delegation
Legislative Description
Urge federal government to name FBI Building for James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner.
Last Action
Died In Committee
4/23/2010
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