- Collection:
- Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
- Title:
- CORE-lator, no. 107; August 1964
- Creator:
- Congress of Racial Equality
- Date of Original:
- 1964-08-01
- Subject:
- Civil rights demonstrations
Civil rights workers
Congress of Racial Equality
Political participation
Violence - Location:
- United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
- Medium:
- documents (object genre)
- Type:
- StillImage
Text - Format:
- image/jpeg
application/pdf - Description:
- From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; July-August issue of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) bi-monthly newsletter, the Core-Lator. Issue number 107 features an article about the murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, three civil rights workers whose bodies were found near Philadelphia, Mississippi, in June 1964. A related story discusses the continuing work at the Meridian, Mississippi, CORE community center, directed by Rita Schwerner, the widow of Michael Schwerner. Also includes a report about the beating of a CORE worker in the Hinds County, Mississippi, jail, as well as the story of a barbershop sit-in by a 13 year-old CORE convention delegate.
Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
This item is part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. - Metadata URL:
- https://usm.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_d9d12196-0b8b-4618-9396-79906406efbb
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- University Libraries provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. When possible, we have provided information regarding the copyright right status of an item; however, the information we have may not be accurate or complete. Obtaining permissions to publish or otherwise use is the sole responsibility of the user.
- Original Collection:
- M323 Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection
Box 2, Folder 12 - Contributing Institution:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries
- Rights:
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