https://corenyc.org/omeka/files/original/a10320217749e0b7e0c1d28dc4818f10.jpg 4481223513b24b6cc626d5a18fd7993b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Downtown CORE Description An account of the resource Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource photo of Betsy Wyckoff as Freedom Rider Subject The topic of the resource Downtown CORE members Description An account of the resource This is a 1961 photo of Dr. Elizabeth Wyckoff as a Freedom Rider. Known as Betsy, she was fined $200, sentenced to two months and served time in Parchman prison after being arrested in Jackson, Mississippi and convicted for ‘breach of the peace'. Her arrest was used as a test case when she argued that the Mississippi authorities were 'using the breach of peace statute unlawfully to enforce segregation.’ * Her case openly challenged whether the Freedom Riders should be arrested at all. In response, the presiding judge stated Wyckoff ‘was not convicted of a violation of any law with reference to integration or segregation…’. * Defended by William Kuntsler, her case went all the way to the Supreme Court, but lost. Originally a member of New York CORE when it was still in midtown, she stayed with the chapter when it moved to 125th street in Harlem and worked in its office. She also walked the picket line during the campaign against Woolworth's. She transferred over to Downtown CORE when it started up because she was already living in the area. She was also involved in a relationship with fellow member Russel Blackwell. * The Baltimore Afro-American, June 9, 1962. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Originating Agency: Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived http://mdah.state.ms.us/arrec/digital_archives/sovcom/photo.php?display=item&oid=141 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mississippi Department of Archives and History Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1961-06-02 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Mississippi, 1961-06-02 civil rights movement congress of racial equality core downtown core freedom riders freedom rides