MIBURN: 1964 Mississippi Burning tragedy

"He'll be back," said one of the Ku Klux Klan members to the crowd of supporters. "His kind always comes back, and when he does, we'll be ready for him. We're organized, and we'll get him, and he'll be sorry he ever heard of the great state of Mississippi!" A rebel cheer went up with fists in the air. The Civil Rights Act of 1964, signed by President Johnson on July 2, 1964, marked the beginning of the end of the segregation of the races in the United States. Many people believe the Act wou...