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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Della McDuffie was a 66-year-old resident of Wilcox County, Alabama. She and her husband, Will McDuffie, owned and operated Della’s Place, a cafe in Alberta, Alabama. They had one son.
Atmos Shaw was a 42-year-old miner who lived in Shelby, Alabama. He and his wife, Cleosie Grisby, had three children.
James David Broaddus Jr. was a 22-year-old veteran of the Korean War and a steelworker. He lived in Baltimore with his father, James Broaddus Sr. and his stepmother, Frances Wallace.
Henry Thompson was born in 1874 in Monticello, Florida. He worked as a woodcutter and handyman in Lakeland, Florida. A widower, he was the father of one son.
“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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