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WCU Students Rank High in Primary Voting, Look for Even Better Turnout this Fall
WCU students were second among North Carolina colleges and universities with a 37 percent turnout for the primary. General voter response across the state was 36 percent. -The Reporter
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Steven Adelson ’15, ’17 Wins Hidden Heroes Award for His Civic Engagement
Stony Brook University graduate student and alum Steven Adelson ’15, ’17 receives the 2016 Hidden Heroes Award from The Andrew Goodman Foundation (AGF) for taking action to impact voting rights and social justice.
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A Civil Rights Legacy
David Goodman, President of The Andrew Goodman Foundation, reflects on the closure of the investigation into the '64 Mississippi Burning murders.
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Three Investigations and Nine Convictions Later, Attorney General Closes ‘Mississippi Burning’ Case
Goodman said he was not surprised by the FBI’s decision. -Atlanta Blackstar
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‘Mississippi Burning’ Case Officially Closed
To date, the department has closed more than 100 of the reexamined civil rights cold cases. -12NewsNow
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They dared to register blacks to vote, and the KKK killed them: A 52-year-old case is closed — unsolved
The killings helped spur President Lyndon B. Johnson to push for the Voting Rights Act of 1965. -LA Times
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The Gutting of the Voting Rights Act Could Decide the 2016 Election
States with new voting restrictions have 70 percent of the electoral votes needed to win the presidency. -The Nation
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The Cost of Closing the ‘Mississippi Burning’ Murder Case
The state’s attorney general will officially stop investigating the gruesome 1964 deaths of three civil-rights volunteers. -The Atlantic
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‘Mississippi Burning’ Murder Case Officially Closed After 52 Years
The state of Mississippi has officially closed an infamous case involving the murders of three civil rights workers, including two who were from New York City. -NY1
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2016 Hidden Hero Awards Commemorate the 52nd Anniversary of Andrew Goodman’s Death
The Andrew Goodman Foundation announces its 2016 Hidden Hero Awards on the 52nd anniversary of the day Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner were murdered by the Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi.
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