Jean Catherine Thompson

Released
Date of birth:1942
Gender:Female
Era:1960s
State:Mississippi
Support
Civil Rights
Jean Catherine Thompson

Biography

Jean Catherine Thompson was a Freedom Rider arrested in Jackson, Mississippi on May 24, 1961, and she rode again on December 1, 1961 from Baton Rouge to McComb. The Civil Rights Digital Library holds both her named arrest photograph and newsfilm of the arrests, but does not establish her dispositions or releases, so those fields are unresolved.

Case

Charges: Breach of the peace — Freedom Ride arrival in Jackson, May 24, 1961.
Arrested: May 24, 1961
Incarcerated: May 24, 1961
Sentence: Jailed following the May 24, 1961 Freedom Ride arrest in Jackson. In an interview she recalled being assaulted by a penal official while in custody. Her individual release date and total time served remain unverified.

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