1964 – Freedom Summer and Neshoba County, MS

Courthouse Square, Neshoba County Courthouse Philadelphia, MS
June 23, 1964 (1743A-B5)

Ruins of Mount Zion Methodist Church. Longdale, MS July 9, 1964 (1746A-A1)

Ruins of Mount Zion Methodist Church. Longdale, MS
July 9, 1964 (1746A-D3)

Reporter Bill Plante and CBS News Crew at ruins of Mount Zion Methodist Church, Longdale, MS
July 9, 1964 (1746A-B4)

FBI Roadblock and CBS News Crew near Philadelphia, MS
June 26, 1964 (1744B-B5)

Navy sailors search for bodies near Philadelphia, MS
June 26, 1964 (1744A-A5)

Congressmen William Fitts Ryan and Phillip Burton at a Press Conference at Meridian Freedom School and
CORE Office after the disappearance of three civil rights workers. Meridian, MS. July 4, 1964 (1745B-C3)

Civil Rights Leaders escourted from the Neshoba County Courthouse. James Farmer, John Lelwis and Dick Gregory with escort Deputy Sheriff Cecil Price. Philadelphia, MS. June 23, 1964 (1743A-C3)

John Lewis and James Farmer at the Neshoba County Courthouse, Philadelphia, MS
June 23, 1964 (1743-A5)

Dick Gregory at the Neshoba County Courthouse, Philadelphia, MS
June 23, 1964 (1743A-C1)

Dragging operation for the bodies of Charles Moore and Henry Dee, Mississippi River near Tallulah, LA
July 14, 1964 (1747A-C3)

Dragging operation for the bodies of Charles Moore and Henry Dee, Mississippi River near Tallulah, LA
July 14, 1964 (1747A-B1)

Bodies of Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney arrive at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
August 4, 1964 (1749A-B1)

Bodies of Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney arrive at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
August 4, 1964 (1749A-B2)

Bodies of Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney arrive at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
August 4, 1964 (1749A-B3)

Bodies of Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney arrive at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
August 4, 1964 (1749A-B4)

Cecil Ray Price, on the day of his conviction for conspiracy, Hinds County Jail, Jackson, MS
October 27, 1967 (2508A-A1)

Freedom School and CORE Office, Meridian, MS
July 4, 1964 (1745A-D3)

View from Freedom School and CORE Office, Meridian, MS
July 4, 1964 (1745A-A5)

Courthouse Square, Neshoba County Courthouse Philadelphia, MS
June 23, 1964 (1743A-B5)

Ruins of Mount Zion Methodist Church. Longdale, MS July 9, 1964 (1746A-A1)

Ruins of Mount Zion Methodist Church. Longdale, MS
July 9, 1964 (1746A-D3)

Reporter Bill Plante and CBS News Crew at ruins of Mount Zion Methodist Church, Longdale, MS
July 9, 1964 (1746A-B4)

FBI Roadblock and CBS News Crew near Philadelphia, MS
June 26, 1964 (1744B-B5)

Navy sailors search for bodies near Philadelphia, MS
June 26, 1964 (1744A-A5)

Congressmen William Fitts Ryan and Phillip Burton at a Press Conference at Meridian Freedom School and
CORE Office after the disappearance of three civil rights workers. Meridian, MS. July 4, 1964 (1745B-C3)

Civil Rights Leaders escourted from the Neshoba County Courthouse. James Farmer, John Lelwis and Dick Gregory with escort Deputy Sheriff Cecil Price. Philadelphia, MS. June 23, 1964 (1743A-C3)

John Lewis and James Farmer at the Neshoba County Courthouse, Philadelphia, MS
June 23, 1964 (1743-A5)

Dick Gregory at the Neshoba County Courthouse, Philadelphia, MS
June 23, 1964 (1743A-C1)

Dragging operation for the bodies of Charles Moore and Henry Dee, Mississippi River near Tallulah, LA
July 14, 1964 (1747A-C3)

Dragging operation for the bodies of Charles Moore and Henry Dee, Mississippi River near Tallulah, LA
July 14, 1964 (1747A-B1)

Bodies of Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney arrive at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
August 4, 1964 (1749A-B1)

Bodies of Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney arrive at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
August 4, 1964 (1749A-B2)

Bodies of Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney arrive at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
August 4, 1964 (1749A-B3)

Bodies of Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney arrive at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
August 4, 1964 (1749A-B4)

Cecil Ray Price, on the day of his conviction for conspiracy, Hinds County Jail, Jackson, MS
October 27, 1967 (2508A-A1)

Freedom School and CORE Office, Meridian, MS
July 4, 1964 (1745A-D3)

View from Freedom School and CORE Office, Meridian, MS
July 4, 1964 (1745A-A5)

Organized by a host of civil rights groups, Freedom Summer brought 800 teachers, ministers, and college students to Mississippi from all over the nation to register black voters and lead Freedom Schools. On June 21, 1964, activists Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney set out to investigate the burning of a church that had agreed to host a Freedom School. The three were arrested by Deputy Sheriff Cecil Ray Price, incarcerated in the Neshoba County jail and released in the middle of the night to the Ku Klux Klan. They never returned. As a young photojournalist, Jim Lucas assisted a CBS news crew during the search for the missing men. His photographs depict the search and the ultimate discovery of the bodies of the murdered workers.

Courthouse Square, Neshoba County Courthouse Philadelphia, MS June 23, 1964 (1743A-B5)

Ruins of Mount Zion Methodist Church. Longdale, MS July 9, 1964 (1746A-A1)

Ruins of Mount Zion Methodist Church. Longdale, MS July 9, 1964 (1746A-D3)

Reporter Bill Plante and CBS News Crew at ruins of Mount Zion Methodist Church, Longdale, MS July 9, 1964 (1746A-B4)

FBI Roadblock and CBS News Crew near Philadelphia, MS June 26, 1964 (1744B-B5)

Navy sailors search for bodies near Philadelphia, MS June 26, 1964 (1744A-A5)

Congressmen William Fitts Ryan and Phillip Burton at a Press Conference at Meridian Freedom School and CORE Office after the disappearance of three civil rights workers. Meridian, MS. July 4, 1964 (1745B-C3)

Civil Rights Leaders escourted from the Neshoba County Courthouse. James Farmer, John Lelwis and Dick Gregory with escort Deputy Sheriff Cecil Price. Philadelphia, MS. June 23, 1964 (1743A-C3)

John Lewis and James Farmer at the Neshoba County Courthouse, Philadelphia, MS June 23, 1964 (1743-A5)

Dick Gregory at the Neshoba County Courthouse, Philadelphia, MS June 23, 1964 (1743A-C1)

Dragging operation for the bodies of Charles Moore and Henry Dee, Mississippi River near Tallulah, LA July 14, 1964 (1747A-C3)

Dragging operation for the bodies of Charles Moore and Henry Dee, Mississippi River near Tallulah, LA July 14, 1964 (1747A-B1)

Bodies of Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney arrive at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS August 4, 1964 (1749A-B1)

Bodies of Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney arrive at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS August 4, 1964 (1749A-B2)

Bodies of Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney arrive at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS August 4, 1964 (1749A-B3)

Bodies of Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney arrive at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS August 4, 1964 (1749A-B4)

Cecil Ray Price, on the day of his conviction for conspiracy, Hinds County Jail, Jackson, MS October 27, 1967 (2508A-A1)

Freedom School and CORE Office, Meridian, MS July 4, 1964 (1745A-D3)

View from Freedom School and CORE Office, Meridian, MS July 4, 1964 (1745A-A5)

Courthouse Square, Neshoba County Courthouse Philadelphia, MS June 23, 1964 (1743A-B5)

Ruins of Mount Zion Methodist Church. Longdale, MS July 9, 1964 (1746A-A1)

Ruins of Mount Zion Methodist Church. Longdale, MS July 9, 1964 (1746A-D3)

Reporter Bill Plante and CBS News Crew at ruins of Mount Zion Methodist Church, Longdale, MS July 9, 1964 (1746A-B4)

FBI Roadblock and CBS News Crew near Philadelphia, MS June 26, 1964 (1744B-B5)

Navy sailors search for bodies near Philadelphia, MS June 26, 1964 (1744A-A5)

Congressmen William Fitts Ryan and Phillip Burton at a Press Conference at Meridian Freedom School and CORE Office after the disappearance of three civil rights workers. Meridian, MS. July 4, 1964 (1745B-C3)

Civil Rights Leaders escourted from the Neshoba County Courthouse. James Farmer, John Lelwis and Dick Gregory with escort Deputy Sheriff Cecil Price. Philadelphia, MS. June 23, 1964 (1743A-C3)

John Lewis and James Farmer at the Neshoba County Courthouse, Philadelphia, MS June 23, 1964 (1743-A5)

Dick Gregory at the Neshoba County Courthouse, Philadelphia, MS June 23, 1964 (1743A-C1)

Dragging operation for the bodies of Charles Moore and Henry Dee, Mississippi River near Tallulah, LA July 14, 1964 (1747A-C3)

Dragging operation for the bodies of Charles Moore and Henry Dee, Mississippi River near Tallulah, LA July 14, 1964 (1747A-B1)

Bodies of Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney arrive at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS August 4, 1964 (1749A-B1)

Bodies of Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney arrive at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS August 4, 1964 (1749A-B2)

Bodies of Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney arrive at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS August 4, 1964 (1749A-B3)

Bodies of Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney arrive at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS August 4, 1964 (1749A-B4)

Cecil Ray Price, on the day of his conviction for conspiracy, Hinds County Jail, Jackson, MS October 27, 1967 (2508A-A1)

Freedom School and CORE Office, Meridian, MS July 4, 1964 (1745A-D3)

View from Freedom School and CORE Office, Meridian, MS July 4, 1964 (1745A-A5)

Courthouse Square, Neshoba County Courthouse Philadelphia, MS
June 23, 1964 (1743A-B5)

Ruins of Mount Zion Methodist Church. Longdale, MS
July 9, 1964 (1746A-D3)

Reporter Bill Plante and CBS News Crew at ruins of Mount Zion Methodist Church, Longdale, MS
July 9, 1964 (1746A-B4)

FBI Roadblock and CBS News Crew near Philadelphia, MS
June 26, 1964 (1744B-B5)

Navy sailors search for bodies near Philadelphia, MS
June 26, 1964 (1744A-A5)

Congressmen William Fitts Ryan and Phillip Burton at a Press Conference at Meridian Freedom School and
CORE Office after the disappearance of three civil rights workers. Meridian, MS. July 4, 1964 (1745B-C3)

John Lewis and James Farmer at the Neshoba County Courthouse, Philadelphia, MS
June 23, 1964 (1743-A5)

Dick Gregory at the Neshoba County Courthouse, Philadelphia, MS
June 23, 1964 (1743A-C1)

Dragging operation for the bodies of Charles Moore and Henry Dee, Mississippi River near Tallulah, LA
July 14, 1964 (1747A-C3)

Dragging operation for the bodies of Charles Moore and Henry Dee, Mississippi River near Tallulah, LA
July 14, 1964 (1747A-B1)

Bodies of Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney arrive at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
August 4, 1964 (1749A-B1)

Bodies of Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney arrive at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
August 4, 1964 (1749A-B2)

Bodies of Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney arrive at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
August 4, 1964 (1749A-B3)

Bodies of Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney arrive at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
August 4, 1964 (1749A-B4)

Cecil Ray Price, on the day of his conviction for conspiracy, Hinds County Jail, Jackson, MS
October 27, 1967 (2508A-A1)

Freedom School and CORE Office, Meridian, MS
July 4, 1964 (1745A-D3)

View from Freedom School and CORE Office, Meridian, MS
July 4, 1964 (1745A-A5)

Courthouse Square, Neshoba County Courthouse Philadelphia, MS
June 23, 1964 (1743A-B5)

Ruins of Mount Zion Methodist Church. Longdale, MS
July 9, 1964 (1746A-D3)

Reporter Bill Plante and CBS News Crew at ruins of Mount Zion Methodist Church, Longdale, MS
July 9, 1964 (1746A-B4)

FBI Roadblock and CBS News Crew near Philadelphia, MS
June 26, 1964 (1744B-B5)

Navy sailors search for bodies near Philadelphia, MS
June 26, 1964 (1744A-A5)

Congressmen William Fitts Ryan and Phillip Burton at a Press Conference at Meridian Freedom School and
CORE Office after the disappearance of three civil rights workers. Meridian, MS. July 4, 1964 (1745B-C3)

John Lewis and James Farmer at the Neshoba County Courthouse, Philadelphia, MS
June 23, 1964 (1743-A5)

Dick Gregory at the Neshoba County Courthouse, Philadelphia, MS
June 23, 1964 (1743A-C1)

Dragging operation for the bodies of Charles Moore and Henry Dee, Mississippi River near Tallulah, LA
July 14, 1964 (1747A-C3)

Dragging operation for the bodies of Charles Moore and Henry Dee, Mississippi River near Tallulah, LA
July 14, 1964 (1747A-B1)

Bodies of Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney arrive at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
August 4, 1964 (1749A-B1)

Bodies of Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney arrive at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
August 4, 1964 (1749A-B2)

Bodies of Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney arrive at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
August 4, 1964 (1749A-B3)

Bodies of Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney arrive at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
August 4, 1964 (1749A-B4)

Cecil Ray Price, on the day of his conviction for conspiracy, Hinds County Jail, Jackson, MS
October 27, 1967 (2508A-A1)

Freedom School and CORE Office, Meridian, MS
July 4, 1964 (1745A-D3)

View from Freedom School and CORE Office, Meridian, MS
July 4, 1964 (1745A-A5)