George Raymond Jr.

George Raymond Jr.
Mugshot from Freedom Ride arrest in Jackson Mississippi on August 14, 1961
Born(1943-01-01)January 1, 1943
DiedMarch 8, 1973(1973-03-08) (aged 30)
Occupationactivist
SpouseMyrtis Evans (m. 1965)
ChildrenTwo

George Raymond Jr. (January 1, 1943 – March 8, 1973) was an African-American civil rights activist, a member of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, a Freedom Rider, and head of the Congress of Racial Equality in Mississippi in the 1960s.[1] Raymond influenced many of Mississippi's most known activists, such as Anne Moody, C. O. Chinn, and Annie Devine to join the movement and was influential in many of Mississippi's most notable Civil Rights activities such as a Woolworth's lunchcounter sit-in and protests in Jackson, Mississippi, Meredith Mississippi March, and Freedom Summer. Raymond fought for voting rights and equality for African Americans within society amongst other things.

  1. ^ Wright, Robert (1968). Ralph J. Bunche Oral History Collection. DC28.371. Transcript (39 pp.): Howard University.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)