FBI 'Missing' Poster for CORE members Schwerner, Chaney, Goodman
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Title
FBI 'Missing' Poster for CORE members Schwerner, Chaney, Goodman
Description
This is a missing poster for CORE members Schwerner, Chaney, Goodman issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). They were the three field workers murdered in Philadelphia, Mississippi, by the Ku Klux Klan because of their civil rights work.
Missing since June 21, 1964, it was not until the FBI offered a $25,000 reward for information that there was a break in the case. The bodies of the CORE workers were found on Aug. 4th, 1964. Goodman and Scwherner were each shot once through the chest. Chaney was severely beaten and shot three times.
Missing since June 21, 1964, it was not until the FBI offered a $25,000 reward for information that there was a break in the case. The bodies of the CORE workers were found on Aug. 4th, 1964. Goodman and Scwherner were each shot once through the chest. Chaney was severely beaten and shot three times.
Creator
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Source
FBI: 100 Years, an unofficial history
Publisher
Zenith Press
Date
1964
Format
image, .tiff
Type
image
Coverage
mississippi, 1964
Citation
Federal Bureau of Investigation, “FBI 'Missing' Poster for CORE members Schwerner, Chaney, Goodman,” corenyc.org, accessed November 17, 2024, http://corenyc.org/omeka/index.php/items/show/2.