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Harris, Jessie L., 1942-

Biography:

According to Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission files, Jessie L. Harris was arrested on 6 July 1961 in Jackson, Mississippi for his participation in a sit-in at Livingston Park.

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Archival Collections and Reference Resources

• Individuals Active in Civil Disturbances, volume 2 (Alabama Department of Archives and History)
  • Jessie L. Harris (Black-and-white photographs)
• Series 2515 : Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission Records Online, 1994-2006, Photographs (Mississippi Department of Archives and History)
  • Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Jessie L. Harris following his arrest for his participation in a sit-in at Livingston Park in Jackson, Mississippi, 1961 July 6 (Black-and-white photographs)