Word, Leslie
- Authoritative Name:
- Word, Leslie
- Biography:
- Leslie Word was a twenty-eight year old laborer in Corinth, Mississippi when he was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi for his participation in a Freedom Ride. As part of the Freedom Ride, Word took a bus from Montgomery, Alabama to Jackson, Mississippi where he was arrested, along with thirteen others, at the Trailways terminal on 2 June 1961.
- Associated Subjects:
- Word, Leslie
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Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Leslie Word following his arrest for his participation in the Freedom Rides, Jackson, Mississippi, 1961 June 2
- Creator:
- Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
- Date of Original:
- 1961-06-02
- Collection:
- Sovereignty Commission Online
- Contributing Institution:
- Mississippi. Department of Archives and History