Diamond, Dion T., 1941-
- Authoritative Name:
- Diamond, Dion T., 1941-
- 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:
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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