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Gager, John W. Goodrich

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John W. Goodrich Gager, Jr. was a student at Yale Divinity School when he was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi for his participation in a Freedom Ride. As part of the Freedom Ride Gager and five others took a Trailways bus from Nashville, Tennessee, via Memphis, Tennessee to Jackson, Mississippi where they were arrested on 7 June 1961.

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Gager, John W. Goodrich

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Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of John Goodrich Gager, Jr. following his arrest for his participation in the Freedom Rides, Jackson, Mississippi, 1961 June 7

Creator:: Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
Date of Original:: 1961-06-07
Collection:: Sovereignty Commission Online
Contributing Institution:: Mississippi. Department of Archives and History