Letter written by John Moody to his parents about the Freedom Rides
date: label: Date
content: May 27, 1961
name: label: Written by
content: John P. Moody Jr.
label: Received by
content: John P. Moody Sr., American, 1903 - 1965
label: Received by
content: Marie Moody, American, 1903 - 1995
label: Subject of
content: Rev. C. T. Vivian, American, 1924 - 2020
notes: label: Description
content: A six page letter written by John Moody to his parents on May 27, 1961. The letter is handwritten in red pen on white paper. The letter describes his participation in the May 1961 Freedom Ride from Montgomery, Alabama to Jackson, Mississippi and his subsequent experience on trial and in jail in Jackson.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place made
content: Jackson, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Alabama, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
label: Topic
content: Law
label: Topic
content: Resistance
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1953-1961
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
label: Movement
content: Freedom Riders
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John P. Moody, Jr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.235a-f
objectType: label: Type
content: correspondence
label: Type
content: Freedom
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © John P. Moody Jr.
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 9 5/16 × 6 9/16 in. (23.7 × 16.7 cm)