james chaney, andrew goodman, and mickey schwerner.ohn doerr died earlier this month at the age of 92. he was awarded the presidential medal of freedom in 2012. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. when we come back, we go to cincinnati to speak with a man who was just released from prison this week after almost 40 years, the longest held prisoner ever exonerated. stay with us. ♪ [music break] >> nina simone, "mississippi goddam." this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. with juan gonzalez. >> an ohio man has been freed from prison after spending 39 years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit. ricky jackson, a 59-year old african-american man, had been jailed since 1975 on a murder conviction. the prosecution's case was based on the testimony of a 13-year old witness. after a 2011 investigation, the witness recanted his testimony, saying he had implicated jackson and two others under police coercion. the witness, eddy vernon, said police had

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in 1964, andrew goodman, james chaney and michael schwerner were murdered by the ku klux klan in mississippi their ç efforts to register black voters. among the other recipients was ethel kennedy, who was recognized for her humanitarian work. >>> at the vatican, pope francis conferred sainthood on four italians and two indians. the indians were a priest and a nun from india's state of kerala, and they were honored for their lives of service to the poor and sick. francis also visited strasbourg, france this week to address the council of europe about the high rates of unemployment throughout the continent. the pope warned that europe had become "tired and pessimistic," and he called for more job creation.ç >>> now, a special report on an irish catholic priest's ministry in camden, new jersey. father michael doyle loves his parishioners and has led great ç improvements in housing and education. but drug wars have killed so many people he says conditions overall are worse now than they were when he arrived nearly 40 years ago. earlier this year lucky severson told father doyle's story. >> rep

sicker stevie wonder and murdered civil rights workers james cheney, andrew goodman and michael schwerner broadcasters quickly ran out of superlatives after witnessing "the catch" on sunday night football. odell beckham shook off a dallas defender and made a one-handed, behind-the-back grab. lucky catch? maybe not. this was beckham practicing before the game. he even did it in college at lsu? his secret? huge hands. his glove side is 3xl. turning the page. we come to arthur's tale, a team of swedish adventurers say it found arthur, a stray dog, during a 430-mile race through the amazon jungle. after they fed him a meatball, he never let their side. when they slogged through mud or kayaked on winding rivers, arthur was always there. the dog has a new home now, the team took him back to sweden. we'll have an update on our top story, the wait for the grand jury's decision in the fatal shooting of michael brown when jury's decision in the fatal shooting of michael brown when we come back. dads don't take sick days, dads take nyquil. the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever,

michael schwerner, james chaney and andrew goodman were killed by the kkk 50 years ago while lookingurning. president obama will present the award to their relatives. >>> fraternities at the university of virginia are suspended for the rest of this semester after allegations that sexual assaults on campus have been swept under the rug. hundreds protested over what they called the lax attitude towards sexual violence. others say the university president overreacted by suspending all fraternities. >>> the fallout is mounting against bill cosby. the 77-year-old comedian has now canceled seven shows in six days. at least 15 women have now come forward accusing cosby of drugging and raping them decades ago. cosby has not been charged with any crime. his attorneys call the allegations increasingly ridiculous, unsubstantive and fantastical. >>> as expected it was the new "hunger games" movie topping the weekend box office. "mockingjay part one" took in $123 million, making it the biggest opening weekend of the year and sixth best november opening for any film. but it was a significant decli

president obama named james chaney, andrew goodman and michael schwerner among the winners of this year's medal, the highest civilian honor in the united states. other recipients of this year's medal include chilean novelist isabel allende and native american activist suzan harjo. and those are some of the headlines, this is democracy now, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. as the nation marks veterans day, we begin today's show remembering the iraq war veteran tomas young who died earlier this week at the age of 34. on april 4, 2004, his fifth day in iraq, tomas young's unit came under fire in the baghdad neighborhood of sadr city. tomas was shot, left paralyzed, never to walk again. thomas returned home to become an active member of iraq veterans against the war. he remained in and out of the hospital for the rest of his life. tomas was later featured in the documentary "body of war" directed by ellen spiro and the legendary television broadcaster phil donahue. in a moment, phil donahue will join us in the studio, but first, i want to turn to an excerpt from th

james chaney, andrew goodman and mickey schwerner were targeted by the klan after traveling to mississippio register black voters. in a white house ceremony, obama noted it took more than four decades to bring the organizer of the murders, edgar ray killen, to justice. >> in that freedom summer, these three americans refuse to sit on the sidelines. their brutal murder by gang of ku klux klan members shook the conscience of our nation. it took 44 days to find their bodies. 41 years to bring the lead perpetrator to justice. and while they're often remembered for how they died, we honor them today for how they lived. with idealism and the courage of youth. >> the presidential medal of freedom is the nation's highest civilian honor. other recipients monday included actress meryl streep, musician stevie wonder, actress and activist marlo thomas, native american activist suzan harjo, and chilean novelist isabel allende. and those are the headlines, this is democracy now, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we're broadcasting from just outside the clayton county courthous

three civil rights workers were honored posthumously: james chaney, andrew goodman, and michael schwernere murdered by the ku klux klan in mississippi, in 1964. other recipients included singer-songwriter stevie wonder, actress meryl streep, nbc journalist tom brokaw, congressman john dingell-- who's served longer than anyone, ever- - and ethel kennedy, widow of senator robert f. kennedy. >> ifill: still to come on the newshour: chuck hagel steps down as secretary of defense, homeland security chief johnson on the president's executive actions on immigration, extending the deadline for a settlement on iran's nuclear program, and how squirrels in alaska are helping scientists measure the effects of climate change. >> woodruff: now to a major shake up in the obama administration-- the resignation of defense secretary chuck hagel. the move comes as u.s. expands in mission to go after the islamic state group and just weeks after the after the president's disappointing mid- term election results. >> it's been the greatest privilege of my life-- the greatest privilege of my life-- to lead, and

years old a white woman who remembers very well freedom summer, emmett till, goodman cheney and schwerner. i remember all that and i don't want to see it happen again. i have been so angry at what happened in ferguson, trayvon martin, the two killings in new york by policemen. i just want to see it stop. this country is like -- france. it learns nothing and it forgets nothing. please, you help get people organized, help us learn how to organize again? >> congressman clyburn? >> guest: this morning during my presentation of the book i was asked the question in fact it was the very last question that i had been asked. what can we do today to effectuate the same kind of organized efforts that they had back in the 1960s? my answer was something similar to this. we have got to use the tools we have. i remember when we were planning our first march in downtown orangeburg. i remember at midnight ruling in that mimeograph machine printing stuff out that we gave to couriers who ran to the dormitories and back then you couldn't go on to girls dorms after 9:00 but we had a young lady come to the win

michael henry schwerner, 24 years old. young men.mer, thesem three americans refuse to sit on the sidelines. their brutal murder by a gang of ku klux klan membership of conscious of our nation. took 44 days to find their bodies. 41 years to bring the league perpetrators to justice. while they are often remembered for how they died we honor them today for how they lived with the idealism and courage of youth. andrew and michael could not have known the impact they would have on the civil rights of mint or on future generations in here today, inspired by their sacrifice we continue to fight for the ideals of equality and justice for which they gave their lives. today we are honored to be joined by james this daughter angela and michael's wife rita. give thanks to a person whose love for her family is matched by her devotion to her nation. host americans ethel kennedy is known as a white mother and grandmother. in many ways it is through the role she has made her archon history. as bobby kennedy's partner in life, she shared his commitm