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1961 arrest photo for Al Gordon, Brooklyn CORE, as Freedom Rider
This is the arrest photo for Brooklyn CORE member Al Gordon as a Freedom Rider. He also participated in the Route 40 Freedom Rides.
A Holocaust survivor, he was working as a history teacher in a Brooklyn public school at the time of his arrest.…
A Holocaust survivor, he was working as a history teacher in a Brooklyn public school at the time of his arrest.…
1961 arrest photo for Morty Slater, CCNY CORE, as Freedom Rider
This is the arrest photo for CCNY CORE member Morton Slater as a Freedom Rider. He also participated in the Route 40 Freedom Rides.
from Eric Etheridge's 'Breach Of Peace':
"In the first offenders camp at Parchman, I found myself next to an…
from Eric Etheridge's 'Breach Of Peace':
"In the first offenders camp at Parchman, I found myself next to an…
photo of Claire Toombs, Brooklyn CORE
This is a 1962 of Brooklyn CORE member demonstrating at the truck depot for Ebinger's Bakery. She is demonstrating the 'go limp' technique.
1961 arrest photo of CORE member Henry Schwarzschild as Freedom Rider
This is the 1961 arrest photo for CORE member Henry Schwarszchild as a Freedom Rider in Jackson, Mississippi.
A Jewish immigrant whose family just escaped the Holocaust, Schwarszchild also served in the U.S. Army's Counter Intelligence…
A Jewish immigrant whose family just escaped the Holocaust, Schwarszchild also served in the U.S. Army's Counter Intelligence…