Thompson, Shirley, 1942-1999
- Authoritative Name:
- Thompson, Shirley, 1942-1999
- Biography:
- Shirley Thompson was an eighteen year old student at Carver High School in New Orleans, Louisiana when she was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi for her participation in a Freedom Ride. As part of the Freedom Ride, Thompson and six others took a bus from New Orleans to Jackson, Mississippi where they were arrested at the Trailways terminal on 6 June 1961.
- Associated Subjects:
- Thompson, Shirley, 1942-1999
- Archival Collections And Reference Resources:
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Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Shirley Thompson following her arrest for her participation in the Freedom Rides, Jackson, Mississippi, 1961 June 6
- Creator:
- Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
- Date of Original:
- 1961-06-06
- Collection:
- Sovereignty Commission Online
- Contributing Institution:
- Mississippi. Department of Archives and History