Browning, Joan C.
Joan C. Browning grew up in rural South Georgia, graduated from Lumber City High School, and was the first in her family to attend college. She started college in 1960 at Georgia State College for Women (Milledgeville, Ga.) and was asked to leave after worshipping at a black church. She moved to Atlanta in 1961 and became involved with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. On December 10, 1961, Browning was among eight Freedom Riders who traveled on a segregated Georgia Central Railroad from Atlanta to Albany, Georgia. Upon their arrival in Albany, the Freedom Riders were arrested, incarcerated, and eventually charged with unlawful assembly. She continued to work in human relations and anti-poverty programs throughout the 1960s and helped organize the Federation of Southern Cooperatives. Browning eventually earned her Bachelor of Arts from West Virginia State College and became a free-lance writer.
From the description of Joan C. Browning papers, 1961-1996. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123458838
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creatorOf | Browning, Joan C.,. Oral history interview with Joan C. Browning, 2001. | University of Mississippi | |
creatorOf | Browning, Joan C. Joan C. Browning papers, 1961-1996. | Emory University. Special Collections and Archives |
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associatedWith | Forman, James, 1928-2005. | person |
associatedWith | Laursen, Per W. | person |
associatedWith | Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Taitt, Leora. | person |
associatedWith | University of Mississippi | corporateBody |
associatedWith | University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | University of Mississippi. Division of Outreach and Continuing Education. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | University of Mississippi. William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation. | corporateBody |
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Albany (Ga.) |
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African Americans |
Civil rights demonstrations |
Civil rights movement |
Civil rights movements |
Civil rights workers |
Women civil rights workers |
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Active 1961
Active 1996