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Redden, Idessa Williams, 1912-2005

Authoritative Name:

Redden, Idessa Williams, 1912-2005

Biography:

Voting rights activist and member of the Montgomery Improvement Association. She took part in the 1963 March on Washington.

Alternate Names:

Williams, Idessa

Associated Subjects:

Redden, Idessa Williams, 1912-2005

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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Audience members at George Washington Carver Park in Selma, Alabama, during a commemoration of the Selma to Montgomery March.

Creator:: Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:: 1966-04-09
Collection:: Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Idessa Williams addressing an audience in front of an apartment building at Cleveland Court in Montgomery, Alabama, during a civil rights rally.

Creator:: Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:: 1967-06-16
Collection:: Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Idessa Williams addressing an audience in front of an apartment building at Cleveland Court in Montgomery, Alabama, during a civil rights rally.

Creator:: Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:: 1967-06-16
Collection:: Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Idessa Williams addressing an audience in front of an apartment building at Cleveland Court in Montgomery, Alabama, during a civil rights rally.

Creator:: Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:: 1967-06-16
Collection:: Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Idessa Williams of the Montgomery Improvement Association, seated at a table during an interview.

Creator:: Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:: 1967
Collection:: Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Idessa Williams of the Montgomery Improvement Association, seated at a table during an interview.

Creator:: Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:: 1967
Collection:: Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History