- Collection:
- Freedom Riders' 40th Anniversary Oral History Project, 2001
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Ralph Roy, 2001
- Creator:
- Roy, Ralph Lord
- Contributor to Resource:
- University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture
University of Mississippi. Division of Outreach and Continuing Education
University of Mississippi. William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation - Date of Original:
- 2001
- Subject:
- University of Mississippi--History--Interviews
Civil rights workers--Southern States--Interviews
Civil rights movements--Southern States--Interviews
Freedom Rides, 1961
Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--Georgia
Reunions--Mississippi
Clergy--Political activity--United States
Clergy--Political activity--Southern States
Threats of violence--Southern States
Bus travel--United States
Bus travel--Southern States
Airports--Florida--Tallahassee
Imprisonment--Florida--Tallahassee
Arrest--Florida
Appellate procedure--Florida
Nonviolence
Prison--Florida
Prisoners--Florida
Families--Vermont
African Americans--Civil rights--United States
African Americans--Civil rights--Southern States
Civil rights workers--Southern States
Direct action--Southern States
Civil rights demonstrations--Southern States
Civil rights demonstrations--South Carolina
Civil rights demonstrations--Florida--Tallahassee
Civil rights demonstrations--Georgia--Albany
Segregation--Southern States
Segregation in transportation--Southern States
Discrimination in public accommodations--Southern States
United States--History--1961-1969
Race relations
Florida--Race relations--History--20th century
Georgia--Race relations--History--20th century
Southern States--Race relations--History--20th century - People:
- Roy, Ralph Lord--Interviews
Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948--Influence
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Influence - Location:
- United States, Connecticut, Hartford County, 41.80642, -72.73284
United States, Connecticut, Plantsville, 41.583709, -72.8923241
United States, Florida, Leon County, Tallahassee, 30.43826, -84.28073
United States, Georgia, Dougherty County, 31.53337, -84.21625
United States, Georgia, Dougherty County, Albany, 31.57851, -84.15574
United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
United States, South Carolina, 34.00043, -81.00009
United States, Southern States, 33.346678, -84.119434
United States, Vermont, Franklin County, 44.85748, -72.912
United States, Vermont, Franklin County, Swanton, 44.9181, -73.1243 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- MovingImage
Text - Format:
- application/pdf
video/quicktime - Description:
- In the summer of 1961, the Freedom Riders, a group of mostly young people, both black and white, including Ralph Roy, risked their lives to challenge the system of segregation in interstate travel in the South.The University of Mississippi's Freedom riders oral history project includes interviews recorded in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of that summer.
- Metadata URL:
- http://egrove.olemiss.edu/freeriders/26
- Language:
- eng
- Original Collection:
- Freedom riders 40th anniversary oral history project
- Contributing Institution:
- John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections
- Rights:
-
