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Phillips, West Davis, 1942-

Biography:

West Davis Phillips was a nineteen-year-old mechanic at Tipton's Garage in Jackson, Mississippi when he was arrested for his participation in the Freedom Rides. Phillips, along with five others, was arrested in the Illinois Central Railroad terminal in Jackson, Mississippi on 6 July 1961.

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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 West David [sic] Phillips following his arrest for his participation in a Freedom Ride, Jackson, Mississippi, 1961 July 6 (Black-and-white photographs)