Montgomery, Jesse
Biography:
Jesse Montgomery lived in Jackson, Mississippi during the 1960s and played a fundamental role in organizing and promoting civil rights demonstrations and other activities throughout the city and Hinds County. Montgomery was a close colleague of Ted Seivers and Henry Hatches and was affiliated with both the Hinds County City Community Council and the Hinds County Freedom Democratic Party.
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Archival Collections and Reference Resources
- Series 2515 : Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission Records Online, 1994-2006, Photographs (Mississippi Department of Archives and History)
- Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Jessie [sic] Montgomery standing on a sidewalk while demonstrators walk by during a demonstration protesting Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara's visit to Jackson, Mississippi, 1960s (Black-and-white photographs)
- Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of three unidentified African American women, Ted Seiver [sic] and Jesse Montgomery crossing Pearl Street in Jackson, Mississippi, 1960s (Black-and-white photographs)
- Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of two unidentified African American males carrying protest signs while Jessie [sic] Montgomery and Jo Ann [sic] Gavin walk behind during a demonstration protesting Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara's visit to Jackson, Mississippi, 1960s (Black-and-white photographs)