Singleton, Helen, 1932-

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Biography:

A member of a group from Los Angeles who went to Jackson, MS to become one of the Freedom Riders. She was arrested for her part in the Freedom Rides. Born in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania in 1932, Helen Irene Singleton was a student at Santa Monica City College in Los Angeles, California when she rode an Illinois Central train from New Orleans, Louisiana to Jackson, Mississippi as part of the Freedom Rides of 1961. Singleton, along with more than a dozen others, was arrested on 30 July 1961 in Jackson, Mississippi for her participation in the Freedom Ride.

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Singleton, Helen, 1932-
Singleton, Helen, 1932- --Interviews

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

2 items in 2 collections (expand all)

Oral history interview with Helen Singleton, 2001

Creator:: Singleton, Helen, 1932-
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 Helen Irene Singleton following her arrest for her participation in the Freedom Rides, Jackson, Mississippi, 1961 July 30

Creator:: Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
Date of Original:: 1961-07-30
Collection:: Sovereignty Commission Online
Contributing Institution:: Mississippi. Department of Archives and History

Singleton, Helen, 1932-

Freedom Riders' 40th Anniversary Oral History Project, 2001

Sovereignty Commission Online