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Avery, Gilbert S., 1931-

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Biography:

Born in 1931, Gilbert S. Avery III was an Episcopal priest in Roxbury, Massachusetts when he was arrested for his participation in the Prayer Pilgrimage Freedom Ride in 1961. As part of the pilgrimage, Avery, along with fourteen other Episcopal clergymen, traveled from New Orleans, Louisiana to Jackson, Mississippi where he and the others were arrested in the Trailways terminal on 13 September 1961.

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Avery, Gilbert S., 1931-

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Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Gilbert S. Avery III following his arrest for his participation in a Freedom Ride with Episcopal clergymen, Jackson, Mississippi, 1961 September 13

Creator:: Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
Date of Original:: 1961-09-13
Collection:: Sovereignty Commission Online
Contributing Institution:: Mississippi. Department of Archives and History