Dennis, David J., Sr.

Authoritative Name:
Dennis, David J., Sr.
Biography:
Leader of CORE's operations in Mississippi and Louisiana, COFO's assistant project director, and speaker at the funeral of James Chaney, Dennis rode a Trailways bus from Montgomery, Alabama to Jackson, Mississippi as a Freedom Rider on May 21, 1961. He also participated in an effort to desegregate the Shreveport, Louisiana Trailways terminal on August 4, 1961.
Alternate Names:
Dennis, Dave
Associated Subjects:
Dennis, David J., Sr.
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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Oral history interview with David Dennis, Negro, male, Director of Southern Regional CORE, 0442-1 (cont'd on 0443, all sides New Orleans, Louisiana

Creator:
KZSU (Radio station : Stanford, Calif.) 
Stanford University. Institute of American History
KZSU Project South Interviews (SC0066)
Date of Original:
1965
Collection:
KZSU Project South Interviews
Contributing Institution:
Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections