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Freedom School sign, Indianola, Mississippi

Dublin Core

Title

Freedom School sign, Indianola, Mississippi

Subject

Mississippi
Mississippi Freedom Project
African Americans -- Segregation
Goodman, Andrew, 1943-1964.
Chaney, James Earl, 1943-1964.
Schwerner, Michael Henry, 1939-1964.
Murder -- Mississippi -- Neshoba County -- History -- 20th century.
Beymer, Richard, 1939-
Documentary films -- United States.
Suffrage -- Mississippi.
African Americans -- Suffrage -- Mississippi.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Mississippi.
Mississippi -- Race relations.
Civil rights movements -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights workers -- Mississippi
Freedom Schools (Miss.)

Description

Close up on sign at the Indianola Freedom School. Graphic shows joined black and white hands and has the words, "INDIANOLA FREEDOM SCHOOL." This school was one of the Freedom Schools set up during the 1964 Freedom Summer campaign in Mississippi.

Photo taken during the filming of "A Regular Bouquet," a documentary film on the activities of volunteers and residents during the Mississippi Summer Project, 1964. Directed by Richard Beymer, co-produced by Council of Federated Organization Film (COFO).

Creator

Beymer, Richard, 1939-

Date

1964

Rights

Copyright © 1964 Richard Beymer. All rights reserved.

Relation

http://mavisweb.wulib.wustl.edu:81/mavisDetail/TitleWork/key/15098

Format

image/jpeg

Language

en

Identifier

Image

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

photo

Physical Dimensions

19.75 x 12 in.

Citation

Beymer, Richard, 1939- , “Freedom School sign, Indianola, Mississippi,” WUSTL Digital Gateway Image Collections & Exhibitions, accessed May 3, 2024, http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/items/show/8370.