Evans, James Walker, 1930-
- Authoritative Name:
- Evans, James Walker, 1930-
- Biography:
- Born in 1930, John Walker Evans was an Episcopal priest in St. Clair, Missouri when he was arrested for his participation in the Prayer Pilgrimage Freedom Ride in 1961. As part of the pilgrimage, Evans, 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.
- Associated Subjects:
- Evans, James Walker, 1930-
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Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of James Walker Evans following his arrest for his participation in a Freedom Ride of 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