Letter from a Jackson Jail: John Moody (1931-2018)
John Moody died on Friday, December 14. He was a student at Howard University when he joined the Freedom Rides, one of six Howard students to do so. He was already a veteran of civil disobedience (AKA #GoodTrouble), as a member of the Nonviolent Action Group (NAG), which staged protests and sit-ins in and around […]
Louisiana to Wyatt Tee Walker: Are You Crazy?
How do you tell if a Civil Rights activist is crazy? Would it help to ask him, “Why do you believe in integration?” Or, “Do you feel like people are against you?” Or maybe this question would do the trick. “Do you think I hate colored people any more than I hate northern Yankee bastards?” […]
New Footage of the Freedom Riders in Jackson
Mississippi, U.S.A. — a 30-minute TV news report first aired 55 years ago — is a significant new addition to the visual history of the Freedom Rides, and a stark portrait of Jackson on the verge of great change. The news report covered the arrival of the first Riders into Jackson on May 24, 1961. […]
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