Silver, Carol Ruth, 1938-

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Biography:

Carol Ruth Silver was a secretary and clerk for the United Nations when she was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi for her participation in a Freedom Ride. As part of the Freedom Ride Silver and five others took a Trailways bus from Nashville, Tennessee, via Memphis, Tennessee to Jackson, Mississippi where they were arrested on 7 June 1961.

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Silver, Carol Ruth, 1938-
Silver, Carol Ruth, 1938- --Interviews

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

2 items in 2 collections (expand all)

Oral history interview with Carol Ruth Silver, 2001

Creator:: Silver, Carol Ruth, 1938-
Date of Original:: 2001
Collection:: Freedom Riders' 40th Anniversary Oral History Project, 2001
Contributing Institution:: John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections

Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Carol Silver following her arrest for her participation in the Freedom Rides, Jackson, Mississippi, 1961 June 7

Creator:: Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
Date of Original:: 1961-06-07
Collection:: Sovereignty Commission Online
Contributing Institution:: Mississippi. Department of Archives and History

Silver, Carol Ruth, 1938-

Freedom Riders' 40th Anniversary Oral History Project, 2001

Sovereignty Commission Online