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Foner (Thomas) Freedom Summer Papers

Newspaper Article "Ex-CIA Boss to Lead Miss. Hunt: Rights Team's Car Is Found in Swamp"; June 24, 1964

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Title

Newspaper Article "Ex-CIA Boss to Lead Miss. Hunt: Rights Team's Car Is Found in Swamp"; June 24, 1964

Description

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History's Thomas Foner Freedom Summer Papers (Z/2312). Newspaper article by Bob Greene and printed by Newsday on June 24, 1964. States that the former head of the Central Intelligence Agency, on behalf of President Lyndon B. Johnson, will be joining the search in Mississippi for missing civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner. Describes the ongoing investigation, including the discovery of the workers' vehicle, search efforts in nearby woods and swamps, and when the workers were last seen. Includes the arrest of two other civil rights workers in Moss Point, Mississippi.

Creator

Greene, Bob

Date

1964-06-24

Identifier

2312-2-1-5-1

2312-2-1-5-2v

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/