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Walker, Theresa Edwards, 1928-

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Biography:

Theresa Edwards Walker was a thirty-three year old housewife when she was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi for her participation in the Freedom Rides. As part of the Freedom Ride, Walker took a bus from Montgomery, Alabama to Jackson, Mississippi where she was arrested at the Trailways terminal in Jackson, Mississippi on 21 June 1961. Walker was the wife of fellow Freedom Rider, Wyatt Tee Walker.

Associated Subjects:

Walker, Theresa Edwards, 1928-

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

2 items in 2 collections (expand all)

Oral history interview with Margaret Leonard, 2001

Creator:: Leonard, Margaret Burr
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 Theresa E. Walker following her arrest for her participation in the Freedom Rides, Jackson, Mississippi, 1961 June 21

Creator:: Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
Date of Original:: 1961-06-21
Collection:: Sovereignty Commission Online
Contributing Institution:: Mississippi. Department of Archives and History