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

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 9 5/16 × 6 9/16 in. (23.7 × 16.7 cm)

Type

correspondence

Freedom

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

Date

May 27, 1961

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

Topic

African American

Activism

American South

Civil rights

Correspondence

Law

Resistance

Segregation

United States--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.

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture