Etheridge said that he was looking for a new project with historical images when he came across the freedom riders mugshots in longtime. Portraits of the 1961 mississippi freedom riders eric etheridge. Freedom riders mugshots brought to life in colorization. Breach of peace is a photohistory told in images old and new. Their journeys are captured in raymond arsenaults book, freedom riders. 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. Joan trumpauer mulholland was also one of those arrested as part of the freedom rides. Join facebook to connect with stella theisen and others you may know. Carrolls new book on the colorization of historical images. 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. The book includes the mug shots of all 329 freedom riders arrested in jackson. He risked his life photographing the 1961 freedom riders. Alumnus expands his chronicle of freedom riders with new. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. 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. A beautifullyproduced book that celebrates the freedom riders, featuring rareseen mug shots alongside stunning contemporary portraits. The uncovered mugshots and subsequent interviews with those arrested in jackson form the heart of etheridges 2008 book breach of peace. The book, a collection of etheridges recent portraits of 80 freedom riders juxtaposed with mug shots from.
The freedom riders, then and now history smithsonian. 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. Portraits of the 1961 mississippi freedom riders, an extended version of which is available now. The view from inside a freedom riders jail cell huffpost. From may until november 1961, more than 400 black and white. 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. On may 4, 1961, a bus carrying black and white antisegregation activists called the freedom riders rolled into alabama and was immediately attacked by. The freedom rides, and the violent reactions they provoked, bolstered the credibility of the american civil rights movement. 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. Students finish tracing freedom ride routes fifty years ago, hundreds boarded buses in the south to challenge desegregation laws. The freedom riders were formed on may 4, 1961, by a group of six black and seven white civil rights activists. The newly colorized photos depict a number of the freedom riders in police mug shots after being arrested for a variety of offenses.
Book on freedom riders gave author window into history usa today. This is an excellent book documenting the freedom riders. The book includes the mug shots of all 329 freedom riders arrested in jackson, mississippi. The latest edition contains all 329 mugshots and contemporary portraits of 99 riders.
As they made their way into mississippi, they were arrested for breach of peace. A beautifullyproduced book that celebrates the freedom riders, featuring. His close friendship with john lewis is the subject of ann bausums award winning book for young adults, freedom riders 1986. Freedom riders were groups of white and african american civil rights activists who participated in freedom rides, bus trips through the american south in. In 1961, the freedom riders set out to desegregate buses and stations in the south. These freedom riders, as they were called, occupied segregated. 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. Freedom riders mugshots brought to life in colorization daily mail. Freedom ride to mississippi 19601969 guardian century. It is important to note at no time did the freedom riders break the law, still they were arrested and. 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 peace. The heinous 1961 kkk attack on the freedom riders youtube. Watch freedom riders american experience official site.
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