Exhibition: Ulysses Kay: Twentieth Century Composer
Item appears in the following exhibition pageUlysses Kay: Twentieth Century Composer: Barbara Kay: Freedom Rider Item Information Dublin CoreTitleLetter to Ulysses Kay from Parchman Penitentiary
SubjectFreedom Rides, 1961
DescriptionLetter from Barbara Kay to her husband Ulysses Kay. Barbara Kay participated in the Mississippi Freedom Rides during the summer of 1961. Arrested in Jackson, she was held in three jails including the Parchman Penitentiary for a total of about 60 days, after receiving a four-month sentence for "Breach of the Peace."
CreatorKay, Barbara, 1925-1997
Kay, Ulysses, 1917-1995
DateJuly 30, 1961
Languageeng
MODSKey Date1961-07-30
Type of Dateex
Place of OriginParchman, Mississippi
Form/Genrecorrespondence
Repository Namennc-rb
Shelf LocationBox 85, Folder 9
Language of Catalogingeng
Digital Originrd
CollectionUlysses Kay Papers
CitationKay, Barbara, 1925-1997 and Kay, Ulysses, 1917-1995, “Letter to Ulysses Kay from Parchman Penitentiary,” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed October 15, 2024, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/kay/item/7441. |