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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John Lester Mitchell was a 33-year-old World War II veteran. He and his wife, Mary Ella, lived in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, and had one daughter, Waver Ann.
Edward Green was a private in the U.S. Army, stationed at Camp Livingston, Louisiana, in 1944. A resident of New York City, he was approximately 23 years old.
Rev. Edward Green was a 23-year-old minister and World War II veteran. He lived in Elmore County, Alabama.
Thomas Edward Broadus was a 26-year-old private in the 1322nd Service Command Unit of the U.S. Army. A Georgia native, he and his wife, Estelle, had five children and they lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
“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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