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In 1961, 13-year-old Hezekiah Watkins was arrested and taken to Parchman with the Freedom Riders. He was featured in book "Breach of Peace," by Eric Etheridge.

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Hezekiah Watkins

On a sunny day in the spring of 1961, Hezekiah Watkins was just another face in the crowd as he watched the Freedom Riders arrive at the Greyhound bus station …

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