Biography
Alexander Mary Reed was one of two New Orleans women detained in Mississippi while conducting an educational survey near Jackson in August 1969. The Black Panther reported that police arrested her and Theresa Ann Jackson on August 15 on disturbing-the-peace charges, held them in separate cells in Rankin County Jail, denied them telephone calls, and beat them through the night. After a week in custody, Jackson smuggled a letter to her mother; her mother contacted a lawyer, who secured both women's release after payment of $350 fines each. The report does not establish the final release date or exact total confinement.
Alexander Mary Reed was one of two New Orleans women detained in Mississippi while conducting an educational survey near Jackson in August 1969. The Black Panther reported that police arrested her and Theresa Ann Jackson on August 15 on disturbing-the-peace charges, held them in separate cells in Rankin County Jail, denied them telephone calls, and beat them through the night. After a week in custody, Jackson smuggled a letter to her mother; her mother contacted a lawyer, who secured both women's release after payment of $350 fines each. The report does not establish the final release date or exact total confinement.
