Clay, Rosa
- Authoritative Name:
- Clay, Rosa
- Biography:
- Rosa Clay was an active participant in the civil rights movement in her hometown of Canton, Mississippi and throughout the state. In 1964 Clay attended a training workshop for COFO volunteers in Oxford, Ohio. The following year Clay attempted to desegregate a nurses training program at a hospital in Jackson, Mississippi.
- Associated Subjects:
- Clay, Rosa
- Archival Collections And Reference Resources:
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Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Rosa Clay (center), Mrs. Robinson (right) and an unidentified African American woman during a training session for COFO volunteers in Oxford, Ohio, 1964
- Creator:
- Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
- Date of Original:
- 1964
- Collection:
- Sovereignty Commission Online
- Contributing Institution:
- Mississippi. Department of Archives and History
Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Rosa Clay (right), Mrs. Robinson (center) and an unidentified African American woman during a training session for COFO volunteers in Oxford, Ohio, 1964
- Creator:
- Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
- Date of Original:
- 1964
- Collection:
- Sovereignty Commission Online
- Contributing Institution:
- Mississippi. Department of Archives and History