By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com
A movement is afoot to boost Mississippi’s image.
Some politicians are pushing to name the FBI building in Jackson, Miss., after three slain civil rights workers, who were killed in 1964 during an intense voter registration drive, USA Today reported.
The Jackson City Council is supposed to vote on a resolution on the matter Tuesday, and U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson told USA Today that he would support such a measure.
“Given our state and its history, it would do a lot to show that Mississippi has changed,” Thompson said. “I think it’s an excellent idea and one that I would support.”
The civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, James Chaney and Andrew Goodman, were slain in 1964 while taking part in a voter registration drive in Mississippi.
The Hinds County Board of Supervisors in August passed a similar resolution.
FBI spokeswoman Deborah Madden told USA Today the FBI will defer to Congress on the matter.
