Orris, Peter
- Authoritative Name:
- Orris, Peter
- Biography:
- Dr. Orris participated in his first civil rights demonstration when he was only eleven. In 1964, he was recruited to participate in the Summer Project in Mississippi. Orris was also responsible for coordinating communications for the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party at the Democratic Convention of 1964 and for installing two-way radios in all of the SNCC cars in the state.
- Associated Subjects:
- Orris, Peter
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