FBI Photograph of Ernest Avants

Dublin Core

Title

FBI Photograph of Ernest Avants

Subject

Civil Rights Era
Murder
White supremacist organizations
Mississippi legal history

Description

Ernest Avants was a Klansman who was convicted in 2003 for the murder of Ben Chester White, a 67-year-old farmhand in Adams County, Miss., who was slain in 1966.

Creator

Nancy White

Source

FindLaw online legal database

Publisher

Natchez Democrat

Date

2002

Contributor

Nancy White

Rights

Public domain federal court opinion. Reproduce for educational purposes.

Relation

Murder of Ben Chester White (ND-1966-001)

Format

pdf

Language

None

Type

Still Image

Identifier

ND-1966-012

Coverage

1966-2003

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Added by

Nancy White

Original Format

Photo

Physical Dimensions

900 X1176 139.5KBjpg

Citation

Nancy White, “FBI Photograph of Ernest Avants,” LIS 652 -Omeka Sandbox, accessed September 29, 2026, https://lis652omeka.usmcdh.org/items/show/185.