Pictured, from left, are Michael Schwerner, James Chaney and Andrew Goodman. The three young civil rights workers were killed in summer 1964 in Mississippi while trying to expand democracy for all. Associated Press file photos Martin Luther King Jr. holds the photos of murdered civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, James Chaney and Andrew Goodman. They died fighting to expand the right to vote. More than 60 years later, voting rights are under assault.