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May 28, 2007 – Prosecutors interview potential jurors for a re-opened case against James Ford Seale, accused of the 1964 murder of two black men in rural Mississippi.
Klan-slay Jury To Be Picked
More than 300 potential jurors have been summoned for the trial of a James Ford Seale, 71, a reputed Ku Klux Klansman accused of abducting and murdering two young black men 43 years ago.
RESOURCES:
::
Evolution of a Man: Lifting the Hood in Southern Mississippi
:: Ex-Miss. Sheriff's Deputy Charged in '64 Deaths
:: '64 Suspect in Klan Murders Scoffs at Reinvestigation Talks
:: Professions of a Racist, Murderer
:: Federal Bureau of Investigation: Civil Rights Crimes
:: Traveling Classroom Uses Landmark Civil Rights Sites As Teaching Tool
TALK IT OUT
Who is James Forde Seale accused of murdering? Why has it taken so long to bring charges against Seale?
Why did the FBI decide to re-open Seale's case? When was it re-opened?
What are the concerns about the trial selection in Mississippi? Do you agree?
Who is Edgar Ray Killen? How is his case similar to Seale's case?
What was "Freedom Summer"?
What other civil rights cases have been re-opened and solved?
Is the Ku Klux Klan still active? Does domestic terrorism still exist?
Why is the Mississippi Department of Archives and History preserving interviews with a former Klan chief?
Do you think students would have more appreciation for civil rights history by visiting historical sites? Why?
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
Have students create a matrix based on the Civil Rights Movement to help them understand why so many murders have gone unsolved.
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