Written by:

John P. Moody Jr.  Search this

Received by:

John P. Moody Sr., American, 1903 - 1965  Search this

Marie Moody, American, 1903 - 1995  Search this

Subject of:

Rev. C. T. Vivian, American, 1924 - 2020  Search this

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  Search this

Activism  Search this

American South  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Correspondence  Search this

Law  Search this

Resistance  Search this

Segregation  Search this

U.S. History, 1953-1961  Search this

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

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Freedom Riders

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

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