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Pittman, Willy

Authoritative Name:

Pittman, Willy

Biography:

Willy Pittman was a civil rights worker in Mississippi during the 1960s when he, along with other civil rights activists and students from the Jackson area, participated in an Anti-Vietnam War demonstration during a visit from Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara.

Associated Subjects:

Pittman, Willy

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Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Hunter Morey, Willy Pittman and Chester Taylor (left to right) standing in front of a Western Union storefront during an Anti-Vietnam War demonstration protesting Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara's visit to Jackson, Mississippi, 1967 February 24

Creator:: Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
Date of Original:: 1967-02-24
Collection:: Sovereignty Commission Online
Contributing Institution:: Mississippi. Department of Archives and History