Mr. William W. Hansen Jr.
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Mr. William W. Hansen Jr.

United Press International · November 11, 1963

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Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 11--William W. Hansen Jr. and his wife Ruth, 20, read a newspaper story telling of their marriage in Cincinnati. Hansen is an organizer of the Pine Bluff Arkansas Integration Movement. Interracial marriages, although legal in Ohio are illegal in Arkansas. Until it can be determined whether or not the two can live in Arkansas without being prosecuted, Mrs. Hansen is staying at the Memphis home of her parents. The Hansens saw each other only briefly 11/11/.

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