Andrew Goodman

November 23, 1943 Goodman was born in NYC, and he grew up in the Upper
East Side. His parents were Robert and Carolyn, and he had two brothers, Jonathan
and David.

1962 He enrolled at Queens College in New York and mainly focused on social
activism, which is to promote change in society.

1963 Goodman and over 200,000 others joined Martin Luther King Jr. at the
March on Washington to peacefully protest segregation.

1964 He joined Freedom Summer and applied for a summer program in

Mississippi where it was supposed to bring hundreds of people into Mississippi to
help African Americans receive equal opportunities. There he met Michael
Schwerner and James Chaney.
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Goodman followed Schwerner and Chaney in working with CORE to help

African Americans receive equal rights in the US.

Late 1964 Goodman, Schwerner, and Chaney go missing. Their disappearance

made headlines and led to many conspiracies as to how or why they went missing.

1965 18 men were charged for having roles in the disappearance of the 3 boys. In
the end, 7 were convicted, and they were allegedly involved in the KKK.

1966 Robert and Carolyn Goodman establish the Andrew Goodman Foundation
to show Andrews heroic legacy.

December 9, 1988 The movie Mississippi Burning, directed by Alan Parker,

was released in honor of the 3 boys courageous efforts and their tragic
disappearance and death.

November 24, 2014 Barack Obama awarded

Goodman, Chaney, and Schwerner the Presidential
Medal of Freedom, which is the highest civilian honor.