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Rev. Reginald Green, 1939-2020

In Obituaries, Oral History, Parchman on 7 February 2020 with Comments Off on Rev. Reginald Green, 1939-2020

“I spent my 21st birthday in jail in Parchman.” Reginald Green went to Mississippi as a Freedom Rider in the summer of 1961 without telling his parents. I never asked my father and mother if I could go on the Freedom Rides, for fear that they would say no. Out of respect I would have […]

Freedom Rider Diary from Jackson City Jail

In Archival Documents, Riders on the Rides on 13 May 2011 tagged Joan Mulholland with 1 comment

Joan Mulholland kept a diary of her time in the Jackson city jail. The jailed riders wore their own clothes in Jackson, and Mulholland was able to hide a pencil and several sheets of crumpled paper in the hem of her skirt. When she was transferred to Parchman, she had to wear prison-issue clothing, but […]

Welcome, Ta-Nehisi Coates readers!

In Siteworks on 25 May 2010 with 3 comments

Welcome to the blog for Breach of Peace. Read about the 1961 Freedom Rides, how the mug shots survived and my book. See sample pages from my book.