McFerren, John

Authoritative Name:

McFerren, John

Biography:

World War II veteran and African American civil rights activist in Fayette County, Tennessee, who along with his then wife Viola Harris McFerran, led voter-registration drives in Fayette County. In 1959, he helped found the Original Fayette County Civic and Welfare League (OFCC&WL).

Associated Subjects:

McFerren, John

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

2 items in 2 collections (expand all)

Tent City "Home of the Brave," circa 1960

Creator:: AFL-CIO. Industrial Union Department
Date of Original:: 1960
Collection:: Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights
Contributing Institution:: Nashville Public Library (Tenn.). Special Collections Division

Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph [Southern Conference Educational Fund meeting minutes]

Creator:: Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
Date of Original:: 1963-04-26
Collection:: Sovereignty Commission Online
Contributing Institution:: Mississippi. Department of Archives and History

McFerren, John

Nashville Public Library Digital Collections Portal: Civil Rights

Sovereignty Commission Online