Hansen, Bill, 1939-

Authoritative Name:
Hansen, Bill, 1939-
Biography:
Born in 1939, William Walter Hansen, Jr. was a White SNCC worker who arrived in Albany, Georgia in July 1962. At one time, he was the only white SNCC project director (Arkansas). As a twenty-one year old Xavier University student, Hansen rode a Trailways bus from Montgomery, Alabama to Jackson, Mississippi as part of a July 7, 1961 Freedom Ride. He married Ruth Buffington, a fellow SNCC worker, in October 1963.
Associated Subjects:
Hansen, Bill, 1939-
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

8 items in 6 collections (expand all)

Carrie Lamar Young oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Little Rock, Arkansas, 2011 September 26

Creator:
Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
Date of Original:
2011-09-26
Collection:
Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:
American Folklife Center

James Oscar Jones oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Austin, Texas, 2011-05-25

Creator:
Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
Date of Original:
2011-05-25
Collection:
Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:
American Folklife Center

Oral history interview with Bill Hansen, white, male, SNCC staff member, 0416 (sides 1 and 2), Arkansas

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

Southern school news

Creator:
Southern Education Reporting Service
Date of Original:
1964-09-01
Collection:
Southern school news
Contributing Institution:
University of Georgia. Libraries