Skirball Cultural Center (Venue Partner)
2701 N Sepulveda Blvd.
310.440.4500
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Helen Singleton, July 30, 1961, Archive of the Mississippi State Sovereighty Commission
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Nov 19, 2009 – Apr 11, 2010
Tuesdays–Fridays (noon–5pm)
Saturdays–Sundays (10am–5pm)
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- Price
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$10
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“The subject of an engaging exhibition and lavishly appended new book, Eric Etheridge's contemporary photographic portraits of this group of American heroes and heroines of many races and cultural backgrounds not only celebrates their world-changing courage, but traces their subsequent histories. Among the very many who remained active in political and social justice causes are included some famous civil servants like US Congressman Charlie Rangel (D, NY) to teachers, artists, lawyers, and at least one couple who fell in love during their Freedom Ride.”
Shana Nys Dambrot, Flavorpill
In the spring and summer of 1961, several hundred Americans—blacks and whites, men and women—converged on Jackson, Mississippi, to challenge state segregation laws and open up the American South to civil rights. The Freedom Riders, as they came to be known, were arrested and convicted of the charge "breach of the peace." View contemporary portraits by photographer Eric Etheridge of 40 Freedom Riders, displayed alongside their original mug shots, and learn more about these heroes of the Civil Rights movement.
Breach of Peace originated as part of the High Museum of Art's Road to Freedom exhibition and has been expanded for the Skirball presentation to encompass many additional photographs and related historical objects.
