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Thomas, Henry

Biography:

Henry Thomas, then a 19 year-old Howard University student, participated in the CORE Freedom Ride from Washington, D.C. to New Orleans, Louisiana from May 4 to 17, 1961 was arrested on May 25, 1961 in Jackson, Mississippi for his participation in the Freedom Rides. Thomas also participated in the July 13 to 24, 1961 Freedom Ride from New York city (via Chattanooga, Tennessee) to Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Archival Collections and Reference Resources

• Freedom Riders' 40th Anniversary Oral History Project, 2001 (John Davis Williams Library (University of Mississippi))
  • Oral history interview with Charles Person, 2001 (Oral histories)
  • Oral history interview with Joan Mulholland, 2001 (Oral histories)
  • Oral history interview with Marv Davidov, 2001 (Oral histories)
  • Oral history interview with Woollcott Smith, 2001 (Oral histories)
• Freedom summer digital collection (Wisconsin Historical Society)
  • CORE--Miscellaneous memoranda concerning harrassment and violent incidents, African-American owned businesses, and notes on meetings (Congress of Racial Equality Records, 1941-1967; Z: Accessions, M95-212, Folder 1) (Reports)
  • King--SNCC Position Papers & Reports, undated (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Z: Accessions, M82-445, Box 1, Folder 19) (Reports)
  • SAVF-Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) (Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 577, Box 47, Folder 2) (Reports)
• Series 2515 : Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission Records Online, 1994-2006, Photographs (Mississippi Department of Archives and History)
  • Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Henry Thomas following his arrest for his participation in the Freedom Rides, Jackson, Mississippi, 1961 May 25 (Black-and-white photographs)