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People Thornton, Percy D. Contributing Institution Mississippi. Department of Archives and History

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1. Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Percy D. Thornton following his arrest for his participation in a sit-in at Livingston Park in Jackson, Mississippi, 1961 July 4

Creator:: Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
Date of Original:: 1961-07-04
Collection:: Sovereignty Commission Online
Contributing Institution:: Mississippi. Department of Archives and History