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Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Winonah [sic] Beamer following her arrest for her participation in a Freedom Ride, Jackson, Mississippi, 1961 June 9

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Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission

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Freedom Rider mug shotIndividual(s) identified in the photograph include Beamer, Winonah [sic]The name appears on the photograph as "Winonah Beamer" however, an alternative and more authoritative form of the name is "Margaret Winonah Beamer."Classified by the Sovereignty Commission as Integration OrganizationsThe Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.

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Mississippi Department of Archives and History

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Digital Library of Georgia