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Oral history interview with Thomas Gaither, 2001

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In the summer of 1961, the Freedom Riders, a group of mostly young people, both black and white, including Thomas Gaither, risked their lives to challenge the system of segregation in interstate travel in the South.The University of Mississippi's Freedom riders oral history project includes interviews recorded in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of that summer.
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University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern CultureUniversity of Mississippi. Division of Outreach and Continuing EducationUniversity of Mississippi. William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation
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University of Mississippi

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Digital Library of Georgia

Keywords

  1. African American Civil Rights Workers
  2. African Americans
  3. Alabama
  4. Arraignment
  5. Arrest
  6. Bus Travel
  7. Chain Gangs
  8. Civil Rights
  9. Civil Rights Demonstrations
  10. Civil Rights Movements
  11. Civil Rights Workers
  12. College Teachers
  13. Congress Of Racial Equality
  14. Direct Action
  15. Discrimination
  16. Discrimination In Public Accommodations
  17. Families
  18. Fear
  19. Florida
  20. Freedom Rides, 1961
  21. History
  22. Imprisonment
  23. Interviews
  24. Jackson
  25. Miami
  26. Mississippi
  27. Mississippi State Penitentiary
  28. National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People
  29. Nonviolence
  30. Pennsylvania
  31. Police
  32. Race Relations
  33. Racism
  34. Reunions
  35. Rock Hill
  36. Segregation
  37. Segregation In Transportation
  38. Singing
  39. South Carolina
  40. Southern States
  41. Threats Of Violence
  42. United States
  43. Universities
  44. University Of Mississippi
  45. Violence
  46. Voting

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