Wren, Tanya, 1939-
- Authoritative Name:
- Wren, Tanya, 1939-
- Biography:
- Born in 1939, Tanya Wren was a student at Los Angeles City College in Los Angeles, California when she was arrested for her participation in the Freedom Rides during the summer of 1961. As part of the Freedom Ride, Wren, along with fourteen others, rode an Illinois Central train from New Orleans, Louisiana to Jackson, Mississippi where she was arrested on 30 July 1961.
- Associated Subjects:
- Wren, Tanya, 1939-
- Archival Collections And Reference Resources:
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Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Tanya Wren following her arrest for her participation in the Freedom Rides, Jackson, Mississippi, 1961 July 30
- Creator:
- Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
- Date of Original:
- 1961-07-30
- Collection:
- Sovereignty Commission Online
- Contributing Institution:
- Mississippi. Department of Archives and History