1961 arrest photo for CORE member Jean Thompson as Freedom Rider

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Title

1961 arrest photo for CORE member Jean Thompson as Freedom Rider

Description

This is the arrest photo for CORE member Jean Thompson as a Freedom Rider. She was on the very first trip. Originally a member of New Orleans CORE, she later moved to New York City, married CORE field secretary Moon Eng and became active in the Harlem, Bronx and especially Brooklyn chapters of CORE.

Creator

Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission

Source

http://mdah.state.ms.us/arrec/digital_archives/sovcom/photo.php?display=item&oid=79

Publisher

Mississippi Department of Archives and History

Date

5/24/1961

Format

image

Type

image

Identifier

2-55-2-76-1-1-1ph

Coverage

mississippi, 1961

Citation

Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, “1961 arrest photo for CORE member Jean Thompson as Freedom Rider ,” corenyc.org, accessed May 7, 2024, http://corenyc.org/omeka/items/show/59.

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