Meryle Joy Reagon
Meryle Joy Reagon | |
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Born | 1942 (age 79–80) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Tennessee State University |
Occupation | Civil rights movement activist |
Known for | Freedom Rider |
Spouse(s) | Frederick Leonard |
Family | Cordell Reagon, sister |
Meryle Joy Reagon is an American civil rights movement activist born in 1942. In June 1961, she participated in a Freedom Ride from Montgomery, Alabama to Jackson, Mississippi.[1] She is also the former wife of another Freedom Rider, Frederick Leonard and sister of Cordell Reagon.
Involvement in Freedom Ride on June 2, 1961[]
Reagon was a 19 year old Tennessee State University student when she participated in a Freedom Ride from Montgomery, Alabama to Jackson, Mississippi.[1]
The Freedom Ride began at 7:30am which was two and a half hours before Judge Johnson's ruling.[2] The group of Freedom Riders was led by SNCC veteran, Ruby Doris Smith. The group of riders included two students from Long Island, Reagon and , along with three white male volunteers.[2] Later that afternoon, Reagon along with the others including Smith were arrested in Jackson, Mississippi at the Trailways terminal,[1] and taken to Hinds County Jail.[2] Four hours later, her brother, Cordell Reagon would later arrive at Hinds County Jail.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Reagon, Meryle Joy". Civil Rights Digital Library. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d Arsenault, Raymond (2 November 2011). Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice, PDF eBook Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice. Oxford University Press. p. 211. ISBN 9780199792429.
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