Heller, Robert Lawrence
- Authoritative Name:
- Heller, Robert Lawrence
- Biography:
- Robert Lawrence Heller was a nineteen year old student at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana when he was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi for his participation in a Freedom Ride. As part of the Freedom Ride, Heller and seven others took an Illinois Central train from New Orleans, Louisiana to Jackson, Mississippi where they were arrested on 30 May 1961.
- Associated Subjects:
- Heller, Robert Lawrence
Heller, Robert Lawrence--Interviews - Archival Collections And Reference Resources:
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Oral history interview with Robert Heller, 2001
- Creator:
- Heller, Robert Lawrence
- Date of Original:
- 2001
- Collection:
- Freedom Riders' 40th Anniversary Oral History Project, 2001
- Contributing Institution:
- John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections
Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Robert Lawrence Heller following his arrest for his participation in the Freedom Rides, Jackson, Mississippi, 1961 May 30
- Creator:
- Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
- Date of Original:
- 1961-05-30
- Collection:
- Sovereignty Commission Online
- Contributing Institution:
- Mississippi. Department of Archives and History