Museum object · Books and Published Materials
The Freedom Summer Murders
1997
Philadelphia, Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
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.
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Catalog reference: 2011.17.169
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