1961 arrest photo for New York CORE member Mary Hamilton as Freedom Rider
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Title
1961 arrest photo for New York CORE member Mary Hamilton as Freedom Rider
Subject
Harlem CORE members
Description
This is the 1961 arrest photo for New York CORE Mary Hamilton as a Freedom Rider in Jackson, Mississippi. At the time, she was 25 years old.
A Black woman, she would joke that she was 'light enough to pass' in her oral history interview when recounting a story of how her jailers originally placed her in the cells for White women.
She also participated in the Route 40 Freedom Rides.
A Black woman, she would joke that she was 'light enough to pass' in her oral history interview when recounting a story of how her jailers originally placed her in the cells for White women.
She also participated in the Route 40 Freedom Rides.
Creator
Jackson, Mississippi Police Department
Source
Eric Etheridge, 'Breach Of Peace'.
Publisher
Atlas and Co.
Date
1961
Rights
public domain
Format
image, .jpg
Type
.jpg
Coverage
Jackson, Mississippi, 1961
Files
Citation
Jackson, Mississippi Police Department, "1961 arrest photo for New York CORE member Mary Hamilton as Freedom Rider," in Harlem CORE, Item #154, http://harlemcore.com/omeka/items/show/154 (accessed November 21, 2024).