Photo of Mass Grave of Murdered Civil Rights Worker
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Description
Black & White photograph of the dam site where 3 civil rights activists were buried. Copy of FBI photo by a People Magazine photographer. James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner were murdered in the summer of 1964 and their bodies were hidden at the dam site. The date listed on this source reads indicates that the resources is associated with September 23rd, 1977, but it is not known if this date refers to when it was created or if it is the date a copy was made.
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Mars, Florence, 1923-2006 ; Civil rights movements--Mississippi--History--20th century ; Freedom Summer ; Mississippi Invasion
Language
EN
Type
Image, Black & White
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Unknown
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Transcription
Photo of dam site where 3 civil rights workers were buried. Copy of FBI photo by People Magazine Photographer. Christopher R. Harris. Reproduction Forbidden without Express Consent. Florence Mars. 9-23-77. No. 94983. Black & White Film. 94983P/C4/32.
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Citation
Mars, Florence, 1923-2006, “Photo of Mass Grave of Murdered Civil Rights Worker,” Mississippi State University Libraries, accessed November 21, 2024, https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/2619.
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