Smith, Jerome H.
- Authoritative Name:
- Smith, Jerome H.
- Biography:
- Twenty-two year old CORE activist, former Southern University student, and longshoreman, Smith rode by Greyhound from Montgomery, Alabama to Jackson, Mississippi on May 24, 1961 as part of a Freedom Ride. He was arrested the following day in Jackson. He also rode a Greyhound from New Orleans, Louisiana to McComb, Mississippi on November 29, 1961. He may sometimes be misidentified as Jerome M. in Mississippi Sovereignty Commission records.
- Associated Subjects:
- Smith, Jerome H.
- Archival Collections And Reference Resources:
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2 items in 2 collections (expand all)
Oral history interview with Sandra Nixon, 2001
- Creator:
- Thomas, Sandra Nixon
- 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
University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture
University of Mississippi. Division of Outreach and Continuing Education
University of Mississippi. William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation
Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Jerome M. [sic] Smith following his arrest for his participation in the Freedom Rides, Jackson, Mississippi, 1961 May 25
- Creator:
- Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
- Date of Original:
- 1961-05-25
- Collection:
- Sovereignty Commission Online
- Contributing Institution:
- Mississippi. Department of Archives and History