- Collection:
- Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
- Title:
- Memo from SNCC[?]; June 22, 1964
- Creator:
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)
- Date of Original:
- 1964-06-22
- Subject:
- Civil rights workers
Missing persons
Mississippi Freedom Project
Philadelphia (Miss.) - Location:
- United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
- Medium:
- documents (object genre)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Memo, presumably written by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), dated June 22, 1964, regarding the disappearance of three civil rights workers in Mississippi. James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner traveled from Meridian to Philadelphia, in Neshoba County, Mississippi, to investigate the bombing of Mt. Zion Church when they disappeared. This memo describes the circumstances surrounding their disappearance and the actions of local law enforcement officials regarding the situation.
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_036801f8-ef08-4893-85c0-8b015fe547f2
- 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 20 - Contributing Institution:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries
- Rights:
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