Object Details
- Written by
- John P. Moody Jr.
- Received by
- John P. Moody Sr., American, 1903 - 1965
- Marie Moody, American, 1903 - 1995
- Subject of
- Rev. C. T. Vivian, American, 1924 - 2020
- 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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John P. Moody, Jr.
- May 27, 1961
- Object number
- 2014.235a-f
- Restrictions & Rights
- © John P. Moody Jr.
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- correspondence
- Freedom
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 5/16 × 6 9/16 in. (23.7 × 16.7 cm)
- 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
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Manuscripts
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Freedom Riders
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Civil Rights
- Correspondence
- Law
- Resistance
- Segregation
- U.S. History, 1953-1961
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2014.235a-f
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5704fcd3f-eeef-4ba5-b4a8-a54fa2ed694a
