Baer (Byron M.) Freedom Riders Collection
Correspondence, notes, publicity flyers, scrapbook pages, news clippings, and other materials concerning the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and Byron M. Baer's experience in the 1961 Freedom Rides to Jackson, Mississippi.
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Date of Original
1960/1969
Subject
Freedom Rides, 1961
People
Baer, Byron M., 1929-2007
Location
United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
Medium
letters (correspondence)
flyers
notes
scrapbooks
news clippings
Type
Text
Description
This collection contains correspondence, notes, publicity flyers, scrapbook pages, newsclippings, and other materials concerning the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the 1961 Freedom Rides to Jackson, Mississippi. Most of the materials relate to Byron M. Baer’s experience as a Freedom Rider and his resulting imprisonment in the Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm). Of particular interest are originals and photocopies of correspondence sent by Baer and other Freedom Riders during their imprisonment and photocopies of daily notes written by Baer on tissue during his time at Parchman.
Language
eng
Original Collection
Baer (Byron M.) Freedom Riders Collection Z/2309.000, Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Contributing Institution
Mississippi. Department of Archives and History
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