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On May 24, 1961, Jean Thompson, at age 19, participated in the Freedom Ride from Montgomery, Alabama to Jackson, Mississippi as civil rights activists ...
May 3, 2011 · Jean Thompson joined other Freedom Riders for an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show, which will air Wednesday.
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Jean Catherine Thompson was one of the Freedom Riders arrested in Jackson, Mississippi on May 24, 1961. Thompson worked with several other CORE projects in the ...
Aug 25, 2022 · On May 24, 1961 19-year-old Jean Thompson boarded a Trailways bus in Montgomery, Alabama, with 11 other young Freedom Riders bound for New ...
This is the arrest photo of New Orleans CORE member Jean Thompson as a Freedom Rider. In the photo, she is only 19 years old. Along with her sisters, ...
Aug 26, 2021 · Jean Thompson. Prior to the Freedom Rides, Thompson and her sisters Shirley and Alice were known CORE members who often picketed along Canal ...
freedom riders" but also at others. "As to the so-called freedom. 'FREEDOM RIDERS' ARE LOADED into a police van. Twelve were arrested Wednesday in Jackson ...
On May 24, 1961, Jean Thompson, at age 19, participated in the Freedom Ride from Montgomery, Alabama to Jackson, Mississippi as civil rights activists ...
Mar 6, 2011 · In 1960, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that racial segregation in restaurants, waiting rooms and bus terminals was unconstitutional.