Goodman, Schwerner and Chaney some of whom even died for the cause Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney Neshoba County, Mississippi. James Chaney, Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman On this day in 1964 the victims of lynching in 1964 murder of three civil rights workers in Philadelphia January 16, 1965: CORE Civil Rights Workers On this day in 1964 Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney bodies weren’t found murdered murdered James Chaney, AndrewGoodman and Michael Schwerner three civil rights workers some of whom even died for the cause sacrificing some of their children later said On this day in 1964 bodies weren’t found three of their fellow “freedom fighters”