Wright, LeRoy Glenn, 1941-

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Biography:

As a nineteen-year old Fisk University student and participant in the Nashville Movement, LeRoy Glenn Wright rode a Greyhound bus from Montgomery, Alabama to Jackson, Mississippi on a May 24, 1961 Freedom Ride. He was arrested the following day in Jackson, Mississippi for his participation.

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Wright, LeRoy Glenn, 1941-

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Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Leroy Glenn Wright following his arrest for his participation in the Freedom Rides, Jackson, Mississippi, 1961 May 25

Creator:: Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
Date of Original:: 1961-05-25
Collection:: Sovereignty Commission Online
Contributing Institution:: Mississippi. Department of Archives and History

Wright, LeRoy Glenn, 1941-

Sovereignty Commission Online