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Williams, Ralph Alan, 1924-1995

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Biography:

Born in 1924, Ralph Alan Williams was an artist living in San Francisco, California when he was arrested for his participation in the Freedom Rides during the summer of 1961. As part of the Freedom Ride, Williams, along with six others, rode a bus from Nashville, Tennessee to Jackson, Mississippi where he was arrested in the Trailways terminal on July 23, 1961.

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Williams, Ralph Alan, 1924-1995

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Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Ralph Alan Williams following his arrest for his participation in the Freedom Rides, Jackson, Mississippi, 1961 July 23

Creator:: Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
Date of Original:: 1961-07-23
Collection:: Sovereignty Commission Online
Contributing Institution:: Mississippi. Department of Archives and History