Summary

ORIG NEG 225 FT SOF MAG CU MRS RITA SCHWERNER, WIFE OF MURDERED CIVIL RIGHTS WORKER, MICHAEL SCHWERNER, READS STATEMENT SHE HAS SENT ATTORNEY GENERAL NICHOLAS KATZENBACH ASKING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO TAKE ACTION TO SEE THAT ACCUSED MURDERERS ARE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE CU IN INTERVIEW SHE DISCUSSES UNJUST CONDITIONS IN MISSISSIPPI SAYS FBI DIDN'T MOVE QUICKLY ENOUGH WHEN HER HUSBAND AND TWO OTHER CIVIL RIGHTS WORKERS DISAPPEARED CI: GEOGRAPHIC - NEW YORK, NEW YORK PERSONALITIES - SCHWERNER, RITA CIVIL RIGHTS - SOUTH

Source ABCNEWS VideoSource
Title: RITA SCHWERNER STATEMENT
Date: 12/11/1964
Library: ABC
Tape Number: A09430
Content: ORIG NEG 225 FT SOF MAG CU MRS RITA SCHWERNER, WIFE OF MURDERED CIVIL RIGHTS WORKER, MICHAEL SCHWERNER, READS STATEMENT SHE HAS SENT ATTORNEY GENERAL NICHOLAS KATZENBACH ASKING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO TAKE ACTION TO SEE THAT ACCUSED MURDERERS ARE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE CU IN INTERVIEW SHE DISCUSSES UNJUST CONDITIONS IN MISSISSIPPI SAYS FBI DIDN'T MOVE QUICKLY ENOUGH WHEN HER HUSBAND AND TWO OTHER CIVIL RIGHTS WORKERS DISAPPEARED CI: GEOGRAPHIC - NEW YORK, NEW YORK PERSONALITIES - SCHWERNER, RITA CIVIL RIGHTS - SOUTH
Media Type: Film
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