Wesby, Robert
- Authoritative Name:
- Wesby, Robert
- Biography:
- Thirty-three year old Baptist minister from Aurora, Illinois, Rev. Robert Wesby was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi on 8 June 1961 for his participation in a Freedom Ride on the Illinois Central Railroad from New Orleans, Louisiana to Jackson, Mississippi.
- Associated Subjects:
- Wesby, Robert
- Archival Collections And Reference Resources:
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Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Reverend Robert Wesby following his arrest for his participation in the Freedom Rides, Jackson, Mississippi, 1961 June 8
- Creator:
- Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
- Date of Original:
- 1961-06-08
- Collection:
- Sovereignty Commission Online
- Contributing Institution:
- Mississippi. Department of Archives and History