Catherine Burks
Many thanks to those who e-mailed with additional information on the Freedom Riders pictures. As Eric Etheridge pointed out in his e-mail, “I think the Mississippi Freedom Rider mug shots are a great addition to the Civil Rights visual record, especially given their provenance (they were collected and filed by the state agency dedicated to thwarting the Civil Rights movement.)”
And thanks to Frank Ezelle for providing the correct link (it’s hard to find) to where the The Mississippi Department of Archives and History keeps the full visual record of these mugshots.
I have made another selection of some of the pictures I felt were the most interesting, as I can't keep from feeling what a beautiful portrait of America they make! On a most superficial level, it's also interesting to see how up to date pictures from the 60s look. (By the 70s and 80s the clothes and haircuts had became so specific to the period they could just as well have been from a different century or planet!)
Finally, for those interested in attending the book launch for Eric Etheridge’s book Breach of Peace: Portraits of the 1961 Mississippi Freedom Riders, it will be at the Steven Kasher Gallery at 521 West 23rd Street, New York City. Wednesday, May 21. 6 – 8 pm.
Stokely Carmichael
C.T. Vivian
Jane Rosett
Jean Thompson
Charles Myers
Clarence White
Gwendolyn Green
Joan Trumpower
Mark Lane
Geraldine Edwards
Albert Lassiter
Jorgia Siegel
Reverend Grant Harland
Rita Carter
Jessie James Davis
John Lowry
Karen Kytle
Leo Blue
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