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Triss, Lawrence

Authoritative Name:

Triss, Lawrence

Biography:

Lawrence Triss, Jr. was a twenty-eight year old student at University of California, Berkeley when he was arrested for his participation in the Freedom Rides. As part of the Freedom Ride Triss rode on the Illinois Central Railroad from New Orleans, Louisiana to Jackson, Mississippi where he was arrested with nearly a dozen others on 20 June 1961.

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Triss, Lawrence

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Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Lawrence Triss, Jr. following his arrest for his participation in the Freedom Rides, Jackson, Mississippi, 1961 June 20

Creator:: Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
Date of Original:: 1961-06-20
Collection:: Sovereignty Commission Online
Contributing Institution:: Mississippi. Department of Archives and History