Title Work

Title No: 4664

Title: Rita Schwerner discusses her fear for Michael Schwerner, her husband

Medium: Moving Image

Original Medium: Film

Dates:

5 Aug  1964 (Created)

21 May  1986 (Compiled)

Stock footage of Rita Schwerner discussing her fear and dismay over the disappearance of her husband, Michael Schwerner, whose body was found approximately two months after his murder by Ku Klux Klan members in Mississippi.

Countries of Origin: U.S.A.

Duration: 1 min 17 sec 

Forms: Stock shot

Genres: News

Subjects: Washington (D.C.)--Race relations.; Civil rights--Mississippi; Civil rights workers--Crimes against

Name As Subjects: Schwerner, Michael Henry; Bender, Rita L.; Schwerner, Rita