Watkins, Hezekiah

Authoritative Name:

Watkins, Hezekiah

Biography:

Hezekiah Watkins was a thirteen year old student at Rowan Junior High School in Jackson, Mississippi when he was arrested on 7 July 1961 for his participation in a sit-in at the Greyhound Bus Terminal in Jackson, Mississippi.

Associated Subjects:

Watkins, Hezekiah

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

4 items in 2 collections (expand all)

Beech--Ministers' Project volunteers' reports, August 20-December, 1964 (Robert Beech Papers, 1963-1972; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 945, Box 6, Folder 7)

Creator:: Beech, Robert, 1935-2008
Date of Original:: 1964/1965
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

CORE--Fourth Congressional District Project Office personnel - Applications and Lists, 1964-1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 2, Segment 31)

Creator:: Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi Fourth Congressional District
Date of Original:: 1964/1965
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

CORE--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party - Memoranda and reports, 1964-1966 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reels 2-3, Segment 37)

Creator:: Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi, Fourth Congressional District
Date of Original:: 1964/1966
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Hezekiah Watkins following his arrest for his participation in a sit-in at the Greyhound Bus Terminal in Jackson, Mississippi, 1961 July 7

Creator:: Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
Date of Original:: 1961-07-07
Collection:: Sovereignty Commission Online
Contributing Institution:: Mississippi. Department of Archives and History

Watkins, Hezekiah

Freedom Summer Digital Collection

Sovereignty Commission Online