Diamond, Dion T., 1941-

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Biography:

Nineteen-year old Petersburg, Virgina resident and Howard University student, Diamond rode a Greyhound bus from Montgomery, Alabama to Jackson, Mississippi as part of a May 24, 1961 Freedom Ride. He was arrested the following day in Jackson for his involvement. He helped found NAG and served as a SNCC field secretary in Louisiana and Mississippi from 1961 to 1963.

Alternate Names:

Diamond, Dion Tyrone,

Associated Subjects:

Diamond, Dion T., 1941-

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

3 items in 2 collections (expand all)

Dion Tyrone Diamond

Date of Original:: 1965
Collection:: Individuals Active in Civil Disturbances, volume 2
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Dion Tyrone Diamond 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

Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Dion Tyrone Diamond following his arrest in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1962 February 1

Creator:: Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
Date of Original:: 1962-02-01
Collection:: Sovereignty Commission Online
Contributing Institution:: Mississippi. Department of Archives and History

Diamond, Dion T., 1941-

Individuals Active in Civil Disturbances, volume 2

Sovereignty Commission Online