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Letter written by John Moody to his parents about the Freedom Rides
- Written by
- Moody, John P. Jr.
- Received by
- Moody, John P. Sr., American, 1903 - 1965
- Moody, Marie, American, 1903 - 1995
- Subject of
- Rev. Vivian, C. T., American, born 1924
- Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961
- Date
- May 27, 1961
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 5/16 × 6 9/16 in. (23.7 × 16.7 cm)
- Description
- A six page letter written by John Moody to his parents on May 27, 1961. The letter is handwritten in red pen on white paper. The letter describes his participation in the May 1961 Freedom Ride from Montgomery, Alabama to Jackson, Mississippi and his subsequent experience on trial and in jail in Jackson.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place made
- Jackson, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Freedom Riders
- Type
- correspondence
- Freedom
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- Civil rights
- Correspondence
- Law
- Resistance
- Segregation
- U.S. History, 1953-1961
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John P. Moody, Jr.
- Object number
- 2014.235a-f
- Restrictions & Rights
- © John P. Moody Jr.