The freedom riders were formed on may 4, 1961, by a group of six black and seven white civil rights activists. The book includes the mug shots of all 329 freedom riders arrested in jackson, mississippi. The freedom riders, then and now history smithsonian. The book includes the mug shots of all 329 freedom riders arrested in jackson. He risked his life photographing the 1961 freedom riders. Students finish tracing freedom ride routes fifty years ago, hundreds boarded buses in the south to challenge desegregation laws. Freedom riders mugshots brought to life in colorization.
The heinous 1961 kkk attack on the freedom riders youtube. His close friendship with john lewis is the subject of ann bausums award winning book for young adults, freedom riders 1986. Book on freedom riders gave author window into history usa today. The book, a collection of etheridges recent portraits of 80 freedom riders juxtaposed with mug shots from. Portraits of the 1961 mississippi freedom riders eric etheridge. Freedom riders were groups of white and african american civil rights activists who participated in freedom rides, bus trips through the american south in 1961 to protest segregated bus terminals. Join facebook to connect with stella theisen and others you may know.
In 1961, the freedom riders set out to desegregate buses and stations in the south. Etheridge said that he was looking for a new project with historical images when he came across the freedom riders mugshots in longtime. Watch freedom riders american experience official site. Jackson mississippi a dozen antisegregation freedom riders arrived here by bus today from montgomery, alabama, and were. Breach of peace is a book about the 1961 mississippi freedom riders. In north carolina, one rider was arrested for sitting in a whitesonly shoeshine chair inside charlottes union station, according to the book freedom riders by raymond arsenault. Portraits of the 1961 mississippi freedom riders is a 2008 book by eric. In the spring and summer of 1961, several hundred americansblacks and whites, men and womenconverged on jackson, mississippi, to challenge state segregation laws. Over 300 people were arrested and convicted of the charge breach of the peace. From may until november 1961, more than 400 black and white. It is important to note at no time did the freedom riders break the law, still they were arrested and. As they made their way into mississippi, they were arrested for breach of peace. Freedom ride to mississippi 19601969 guardian century. The freedom riders challenged this status quo by riding interstate buses in the south in mixed racial groups to challenge local laws or customs that enforced segregation in seating.
The uncovered mugshots and subsequent interviews with those arrested in jackson form the heart of etheridges 2008 book breach of peace. This is an excellent book documenting the freedom riders. The freedom rides, and the violent reactions they provoked, bolstered the credibility of the american civil rights movement. Joan trumpauer mulholland was also one of those arrested as part of the freedom rides. The newly colorized photos depict a number of the freedom riders in police mug shots after being arrested for a variety of offenses. Fighting racial segregation in the south, these activists were beaten and arrested. Portraits of the 1961 mississippi freedom riders, an extended version of which is available now.
Among the important artifacts of this historic campaign are more than 300 mug shots taken of the freedom riders in jackson, now the subject of breach of. A beautifullyproduced book that celebrates the freedom riders, featuring. Portraits of the 1961 mississippi freedom riders, fills in the subsequent chapters of these activists stories. Alumnus expands his chronicle of freedom riders with new. These freedom riders, as they were called, occupied segregated. The latest edition contains all 329 mugshots and contemporary portraits of 99 riders. The book, a collection of etheridges recent portraits of 80 freedom riders juxtaposed with mug shots from their arrests in 1961, includes interviews with the activists reflecting on their. Freedom riders mugshots brought to life in colorization daily mail. The view from inside a freedom riders jail cell huffpost. Their journeys are captured in raymond arsenaults book, freedom riders.
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