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Carol Ruth Silver (born October 1, 1938) [page needed] is an American lawyer and civil rights activist. She was a Freedom Rider, arrested and incarcerated for 40 days in Mississippi.
Carol Ruth Silver was one of the first two white women to be jailed in the Freedom Rides, an experience that sparked a career in law and politics, fighting for the rights of others.
Aug 31, 2020 · Author Carol Ruth Silver. Tell us about yourself. My name is Carol Ruth Silver. I was born in Boston Massachusetts many long years ago. I went to public schools in Massachusetts, got scholarships to the University of Chicago, and I wound up in San Francisco, California for most of my professional career. The things that I am doing now are, when ...
Carol Ruth Silver, AB’60, JD’64 On May 4, 1961, the first group of civil rights activists known as Freedom Riders boarded two buses in Washington, DC. Their destination was New Orleans; their intent was to desegregate bus travel in the South.
Arrested as a Freedom Rider in June of 1961, Carol Ruth Silver, a twenty-two-year-old recent college graduate originally from Massachusetts, spent the next forty days in Mississippi jail cells, including the Maximum Security Unit at the infamous Parchman Prison Farm.
Carol Ruth Silver. By Amy Braverman Puma. Photography by Dan Dry. Carol Ruth Silver, AB’60, JD’64, has been raising eyebrows over her politics all her life.
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May 26, 2011 · 50 years after the Freedom Rides of 1961, Carol Ruth Silver - one of over 400 riders arrested and jailed for her non-violent protests against illegal segregation - shares her perspective on the...
