Swift, David Everett, 1914-
- Authoritative Name:
- Swift, David Everett, 1914-
- Biography:
- David Everett Swift was forty-seven in 1961 when he was arrested with a group who tried to integrate the lunch counters in Montgomery, Alabama, during the Freedom Rides that summer. He had ridden from Atlanta, Georgia to Montgomery, Alabama as part of a May 24 to 25, 1961 Freedom Ride. At the time, Swift taught religion at Wesleyan University.
- Associated Subjects:
- Swift, David Everett, 1914-
- Archival Collections And Reference Resources:
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David Everett Swift
- Creator:
- Montgomery County (Ala.). Sheriff's Dept.
- Date of Original:
- 1961-05-25
- Collection:
- Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement
- Contributing Institution:
- Montgomery County (Ala.). Archives
Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of John Maguire, Charles Jones, Dave [sic] Smith, William Coffin and Gaylord Noyce (left to right) sitting around a table during a meeting at an unknown location, 1960s
- Creator:
- Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
- Date of Original:
- 1960/1969
- Collection:
- Sovereignty Commission Online
- Contributing Institution:
- Mississippi. Department of Archives and History
Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of John Maguire, Charles Jones, Dave [sic] Smith, William Coffin and Gaylord Noyce sitting at a table during a meeting at an unknown location, 1960s
- Creator:
- Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
- Date of Original:
- 1960-1969
- Collection:
- Sovereignty Commission Online
- Contributing Institution:
- Mississippi. Department of Archives and History
WSB-TV newsfilm clip of Alabama National Guardsmen protecting an interracial group of Freedom Riders as they arrive at the Greyhound bus terminal in Montgomery, Alabama, 1961 May 24
- Creator:
- WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
- Date of Original:
- 1961-05-24
- Collection:
- WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
WSB-TV newsfilm clip of an interracial group of Freedom Riders holding a press conference before leaving Atlanta, Georgia, 1961 May 24
- Creator:
- WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
- Date of Original:
- 1961-05-24
- Collection:
- WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection