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Bayard Rustin

“In 1947 the Congress of Racial Equality & local citizens, black & white, protested bus segregation. Setting out from Washington, D.C., "freedom riders" tested….”

State historical marker: G-127: Journey of Reconciliation

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Charles Miles Jones papers, 1924-1990s.

Jones, Charles Miles, 1906-1993 · 1924

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