dmm, 11 months ago 62 years ago #onthisday John Lewis was released from Parchman Farm Penitentiary after being arrested in Jackson, MS for using a "white only" restroom during the Freedom Rides of 1961. References [1] "Rep. John Lewis on the time he was sent to prison for using a 'white' restroom", https://www.vox.com/2014/7/7/5877957/rep-john-lewis-memories-of-a-mississippi-prison-during-the-freedom
62 years ago #onthisday John Lewis was released from Parchman Farm Penitentiary after being arrested in Jackson, MS for using a "white only" restroom during the Freedom Rides of 1961.
[1] "Rep. John Lewis on the time he was sent to prison for using a 'white' restroom", https://www.vox.com/2014/7/7/5877957/rep-john-lewis-memories-of-a-mississippi-prison-during-the-freedom
