1961 arrest photo for CORE member Terry Perlman as Freedom Rider
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Title
1961 arrest photo for CORE member Terry Perlman as Freedom Rider
Description
This is the 1961 arrest photo for CORE member Terry Perlman as a Freedom Rider in Jackson, Mississippi. At the time, she was only 19 years old.
She first joined CORE to be a Freedom Rider and signed up at the national office. She would go on to become the chairman of CCNY CORE, a member of Harlem CORE and a founding member of East River CORE.
This photo (as almost all of the other Freedom Rider arrest photos on this site) comes from Eric Etheridge's book, "Breach of Peace". In the book, her name is misspelled as 'Terl Perlman'.
She first joined CORE to be a Freedom Rider and signed up at the national office. She would go on to become the chairman of CCNY CORE, a member of Harlem CORE and a founding member of East River CORE.
This photo (as almost all of the other Freedom Rider arrest photos on this site) comes from Eric Etheridge's book, "Breach of Peace". In the book, her name is misspelled as 'Terl Perlman'.
Creator
Jackson, Mississippi Police Department
Source
Eric Etheridge, 'Breach of Peace'.
Publisher
Atlas and Co.
Date
June, 1961
Rights
public domain
Format
image, jpeg
Type
image
Coverage
Jackson, Mississippi June , 1961
Citation
Jackson, Mississippi Police Department, “1961 arrest photo for CORE member Terry Perlman as Freedom Rider,” corenyc.org, accessed September 19, 2024, http://corenyc.org/omeka/index.php/items/show/111.