Who we are & what we do
The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board is a nonpartisan panel of private citizens, appointed by the President, who are working to release the contents of federal investigations into unresolved cold cases from the civil rights era. In making these records publicly available, the goal is to provide a measure of clarity to relatives of victims, and also provide a more comprehensive picture of a dark chapter in our nation’s history. Find out more.
“After all this time, we might not solve every one of these cold cases, but my hope is that our efforts will, at the very least, help us find some long overdue healing and understanding of the truth.”
- Sen. Doug Jones, July 10, 2018, on the floor of the U.S. Senate
Newly released cases
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Marion King was a native of Valdosta, Georgia and mother of three at the time of the incident. A Spelman College graduate, she was married to Slater King, a founder of the Albany Movement. They lived in Albany, Georgia.
Russell Charley, a father of seven, was married to Carrie Addielee and lived in Vredenburgh, Alabama. He was 46 and worked at the Vredenburgh Lumber Company, a sawmill.
Isaac J. Mayo was a 25-year-old North Carolina native who worked as a laborer for the Hancock and Gained Lumber Company. A World War II veteran, Mayo received a Good Conduct medal and a Victory Medal.
Henry G. Andrews, the son of Emanuel Andrews and Mary S. Valentine, was a 24-year-old North Carolina native and World War II veteran. He had 10 siblings and worked as a farmer in Warren County, North Carolina before enlisting in the military.
“We have an obligation. We have a mission. We have a mandate. The blood of hundreds of innocent men and women is calling out to us.”
- Rep. John Lewis
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