Freedom Riders

Freedom Riders

When a group of Freedom Riders visited Mobile in 1961, they posed with John LeFlore, one of Mobile's civil rights leaders. He is standing second from the right. First conceived of in 1947 by the Congress of Racial Equality and the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the violent freedom rides of 1961...

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Main Author: unknown
Format: Electronic
Published: University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
Subjects:
Mobile
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/usa01/id/51
format Electronic
collection Eric Overbey Collection
building University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
publisher University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
topic Mobile
spellingShingle Mobile
Freedom Riders
unknown
fulltopic Mobile
Peoples of Alabama; History;
Mobile; civil rights; Freedom Riders; John LeFlore, groups; women
Civil Rights Movement
Civil Rights Movement; Freedom Movement, Black; Desegregation
Leflore, John L., 1903-1976; Civil rights -- Alabama; Alabama -- History -- 20th century
description When a group of Freedom Riders visited Mobile in 1961, they posed with John LeFlore, one of Mobile's civil rights leaders. He is standing second from the right. First conceived of in 1947 by the Congress of Racial Equality and the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the violent freedom rides of 1961 were launched by student activists, some pictured here. If you have more information about this photograph, please contact The McCall Library at mccalllib@usouthal.edu.
spelling Freedom RidersPeoples of Alabama; History;Mobile; civil rights; Freedom Riders; John LeFlore, groups; womenWhen a group of Freedom Riders visited Mobile in 1961, they posed with John LeFlore, one of Mobile's civil rights leaders. He is standing second from the right. First conceived of in 1947 by the Congress of Racial Equality and the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the violent freedom rides of 1961 were launched by student activists, some pictured here. If you have more information about this photograph, please contact The McCall Library at mccalllib@usouthal.edu.unknownThe Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of South AlabamaJohn LeFlore1961ImagejpegC16159Non-Partisan Voters League Recordseng.Mobile, AlabamaU.S. and international copyright laws may apply to this digital image. Use of this image without the prior permission of The McCall Library is prohibited. Please contact The McCall Library for permission to use this image.Civil Rights MovementCivil Rights Movement; Freedom Movement, Black; DesegregationLeflore, John L., 1903-1976; Civil rights -- Alabama; Alabama -- History -- 20th centuryhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/usa01/id/51
title Freedom Riders
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