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Purnell, Charles Wesley

Biography:

According to Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission records, Charles Wesley Purnell was arrested on 22 June 1961 in Jackson, Mississippi for his participation in a sit-in at Livingston Park.

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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 Charles Wesley Purnell following his arrest for his participation in a sit-in at Livingston Park in Jackson, Mississippi, 1961 June 22 (Black-and-white photographs)