On View
Segregation Gallery
Exhibition
Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
Published by
Grolier, American, founded 1909
Subject of
Goodman, Andrew, American, 1943 - 1964
Chaney, James, American, 1943 - 1964
Schwerner, Michael, American, 1939 - 1964
Date
1997
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 4 3/8 x 6 1/8 in. (11.1 x 15.6 cm)
Description
Card number 64.8 in a series of information cards relating to major historical events in the United States. On front, the title and photos of the three murdered Civil Rights workers. On back, black text giving the history of the Freedom Summer murders.
Place depicted
Philadelphia, Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Type
portraits
collecting cards
Topic
Civil rights
Education
Hate crimes
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
Object number
2011.17.169
Restrictions & Rights
© 1997 Grolier, Inc
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ae103dbb-675c-4901-a1e3-16712ed76dc7

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