Morris, John Burnett, 1930-
- Authoritative Name:
- Morris, John Burnett, 1930-
- Biography:
- Born in New Brunswick, Georgia in 1930, John Burnett Morris was an Episcopal priest in Atlanta, Georgia and serving as secretary of the Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity when he was arrested for his participation in the Prayer Pilgrimage Freedom Ride in 1961. As part of the pilgrimage, Morris, along with fourteen other Episcopal clergymen, traveled from New Orleans, Louisiana to Jackson, Mississippi where he and the others were arrested in the Trailways terminal on 13 September 1961.
- Associated Subjects:
- Morris, John Burnett, 1930-
- Archival Collections And Reference Resources:
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7 items in 2 collections (expand all)
Council of Federated Organizations Panola County Office --Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party District and Precinct Records, 1964-1965 (Council of Federated Organizations Panola County Office records, 1963-1965; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 521, Box 1, Folder 14)
- Creator:
- Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.). Panola County Office (Miss.)
- Date of Original:
- 1962/1965
- Collection:
- Freedom Summer Digital Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Wisconsin Historical Society
Kaplow--Friends of SNCC - General, 1964-1967, undated (Alicia Kaplow papers, 1964-1968; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 507, Box 1, Folder 5)
- Creator:
- Kaplow, Alicia, 1945-
- Date of Original:
- 1964
- Collection:
- Freedom Summer Digital Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Wisconsin Historical Society
Kaplow--Friends of SNCC - correspondence, 1964-1967, undated (Alicia Kaplow papers, 1964-1968; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 507, Box 1, Folder 3)
- Creator:
- Kaplow, Alicia, 1945-
- Date of Original:
- 1964/1966
- Collection:
- Freedom Summer Digital Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Wisconsin Historical Society
King--February-March 1964 WATS Line Calls (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Archives Main Stacks, Z: Accessions M82-445, Box 1, Folder 3)
- Creator:
- King, Mary E., 1940-
- Date of Original:
- 1964-02
1964-03 - Collection:
- Freedom Summer Digital Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Wisconsin Historical Society
Montgomery--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (Lucile Montgomery papers, 1963-1967; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 44, Reel 1, Segment 17)
- Creator:
- Montgomery, Lucile
- Date of Original:
- 1964/1966
- Collection:
- Freedom Summer Digital Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Wisconsin Historical Society
Samstein--Mendy Samstein papers, 1963-1966 (Archives Main Stacks, SC3093; WIHVS260-A)
- Creator:
- Samstein, Mendy
- Date of Original:
- 1963/1966
- Collection:
- Freedom Summer Digital Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Wisconsin Historical Society
Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of John B. Morris following his arrest for his participation in a Freedom Ride of Episcopal clergymen, Jackson, Mississippi, 1961 September 13
- Creator:
- Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
- Date of Original:
- 1961-09-13
- Collection:
- Sovereignty Commission Online
- Contributing Institution:
- Mississippi. Department of Archives and History