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Categories: Prisons in Mississippi
Parchman Penitentiary
Parchman Penitentiary is located in Parchman , Mississippi, USA. It is best known for the part it played in the United States Civil Rights Movement. In the spring of 1961, Freedom Riders (civil rights workers) came to the South to test the desegregation of public facilities. By the end of June, 163 Freedom Riders had been convicted in Jackson, Mississippi. Many were jailed in Parchman.
Sources
- Oshinsky, David M. Worse Than Slavery: Parchman Farm and the Ordeal of Jim Crow Justice. Free Press, 1997.
Categories: Prisons in Mississippi
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