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Harris, Jesse J. (Jesse James), 1937-

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Biography:

Jesse J. Harris was a twenty-four year old student at Howard University when he was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi for his participation in a Freedom Ride. As part of the Freedom Ride, Harris took a bus from Montgomery, Alabama to Jackson, Mississippi where he was arrested, along with thirteen others, at the Trailways terminal on 2 June 1961.

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Harris, Jesse J. (Jesse James), 1937-

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Jessie James Harris

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 Jesse James Harris following his arrest for his participation in the Freedom Rides, Jackson, Mississippi, 1961 June 2

Creator:: Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
Date of Original:: 1961-06-02
Collection:: Sovereignty Commission Online
Contributing Institution:: Mississippi. Department of Archives and History