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Thompson, Jean C. (Jean Catherine), 1942-

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Jean Catherine Thompson was one of the Freedom Riders arrested in Jackson, Mississippi on May 24, 1961. Thompson worked with several other CORE projects in the 1960s. Her sisters Alice and Shirley Thompson were also Freedom Riders. She also participated in the December 1, 1961 Freedom Ride from Baton Rouge, Louisiana to McComb, Mississippi.

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Thompson, Jean C. (Jean Catherine), 1942-

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Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Jean C. Thompson following her arrest for her participation in the Freedom Rides, Jackson, Mississippi, 1961 May 24

Creator:: Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
Date of Original:: 1961-05-24
Collection:: Sovereignty Commission Online
Contributing Institution:: Mississippi. Department of Archives and History

WSB-TV newsfilm clip of a Trailways bus driving through downtown and then parking at a bus station and police arresting two African American female Freedom Riders in Jackson, Mississippi, 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