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Peterson, Lestra Alene

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Lestra Alene Peterson was a twenty-three year old student at University of California Berkeley when she was arrested for her participation in the Freedom Rides. As part of the Freedom Ride Peterson rode on the Illinois Central Railroad from New Orleans, Louisiana to Jackson, Mississippi where she was arrested with nearly a dozen others on 20 June 1961.

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Peterson, Lestra Alene

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Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Lestra Peterson following her arrest for her participation in the Freedom Rides, Jackson, Mississippi, 1961 June 20

Creator:: Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
Date of Original:: 1961-06-20
Collection:: Sovereignty Commission Online
Contributing Institution:: Mississippi. Department of Archives and History