- 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, 1924 - 2020
- 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
- Transcription Available
- 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.
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.