Thomas, Sandra Nixon
Description
In the summer of 1961, the Freedom Riders, a group of mostly young people, both black and white, including Sandra Nixon, 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.Record Contributed By
University of MississippiRecord Harvested From
Digital Library of GeorgiaKeywords
- African American Civil Rights Workers
- African American Women Civil Rights Workers
- African Americans
- Arraignment
- Arrest
- Breach Of The Peace
- Civil Rights
- Civil Rights Demonstrations
- Civil Rights Movements
- Civil Rights Workers
- College Students
- Congress Of Racial Equality
- Direct Action
- Discrimination
- Discrimination In Public Accommodations
- Equality
- Families
- Fear
- Freedom Rides, 1961
- History
- Imprisonment
- Interviews
- Jackson
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Mississippi State Penitentiary
- New Orleans
- Nonviolence
- Police
- Political Activity
- Prison Violence
- Prisoners
- Race Relations
- Railroad Travel
- Reunions
- Segregation
- Segregation In Transportation
- Singing
- Southern States
- Southern University And A & M College
- Students
- Threats Of Violence
- United States
- Universities
- University Of Mississippi
- Violence
- Women
- Women Civil Rights Workers
- Women Prisoners