The Mississippi Burning

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What - A trial where some members of the Ku Klux Klan in Missisippi were charged for the killings of three civil rights activists(James Chaney, Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman). When - The trial took place in October 1967, but some men were prosecuted later as well. For example one of the ringleaders: Edgar Ray Killen, who was found guilty on three counts of manslaughter on June 21, 2005, and was sentenced to a maximum of 60 years …

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…and well written. www.kkk.bz: This is not very neutral. It seems to be a semi-homepage for the Klan. It contains racial discrimination, and describes the Klan's goals as their own. With other words, it is probably a member of the clan itself that have written this source. www.kkklan.com: This page contains a lot of information, but as with www.kkk.bz, the information is not much neutral, with many personal opinions.