Helen Singleton (born November 27, 1932) was an activist during the Civil Rights Movement, most notable for her participation as a Freedom Rider in Jackson, Mississippi.
She spent her childhood in Philadelphia, where her father worked as a chauffeur,[1] while living most of her adult life in Southern California.
Helen Singleton later transferred to University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), alternating college with child-raising, graduating in the year 1974 with a major in fine arts.
She got her Master of Public Administration in 1985 from Loyola Marymount University, and then she worked at UCLA developing courses, special programs, and a symposium on the arts and humanities.
The Freedom Rider movement, which tested discrimination in travel accommodations, was one of several forms of non-violent civil disobedience that we undertook to bring about social change.