Breach of Peace: Portraits of the 1961 Mississippi Freedom Riders by Eric Etheri

Description: Breach of Peace by Eric Etheridge A photo-history told in images old and new. The book includes the mug shots of all 328 Freedom Riders arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, along with contemporary portraits of 98 Riders, supplemented by interviews and brief bios. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Breach of Peace is a photo-history told in images old and new. The book includes the mug shots of all 328 Freedom Riders arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, along with contemporary portraits of 98 Riders, supplemented by interviews and brief bios. (The 2008 edition had 82 profiles.)In the spring and summer of 1961, several hundred Americans blacks and whites, men and women—entered Southern bus and train stations to challenge the segregated waiting rooms, lunch counters, and bathrooms. The Supreme Court had ruled that such segregation was illegal, and the Riders were trying to make the federal government enforce that decision.Though there were Freedom Rides across the South, Jackson soon became the campaigns focus. The 328 Riders arrested there were quickly convicted of breach of peace. The Riders then compounded their protest by refusing bail. ""Jail, no bail!"" was their cry, and they soon filled the citys jails. Mississippi responded by transferring them to Parchman, the infamous Delta prison farm, for the remainder of their time behind bars, usually about six weeks. New to the expanded edition are five portraits made in the maximum-security cells at Parchman during the fiftieth anniversary events of 2011.The mug shots of each Rider, bearing name, birth date, and other personal details, were duly filed away by agents of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, a state investigative body dedicated to preserving white supremacy. By carefully preserving the mug shots, the Commission inadvertently created a testament to these heroes of the civil rights movement. Author Biography Eric Etheridge has worked as an editor for magazines such as Rolling Stone, Seven Days, the New York Observer, and Harpers. The Freedom Rider portraits and mug shots have been widely exhibited. Sixteen were included in the civil rights photography show Road to Freedom, which originated at the High Museum in Atlanta and traveled to the Smithsonian in Washington, DC, the Field in Chicago, and other venues. Review The mug shots turn out to be a remarkable exercise in folk portraiture. Seeing them side by side with Etheridges terrific portraits of the same men and women forty-five or more years later exerts a fascination reminiscent of Michael Apteds Up film series. The interview excerpts bring to life the experience these people shared—not just the rides, the arrests, and the beatings but also, in many cases, the weeks or months they spent in jail afterward, often in the fearful confines of the infamous Parchman prison farm. We learn what they were doing before the rides and what they have done since."" - Hendrik Hertzberg in the New Yorker Review Quote "The uncovered mugshots and subsequent interviews with those arrested in Jackson form the heart of Etheridges 2008 book Breach of Peace: Portraits of the 1961 Mississippi Freedom Riders , an extended version of which is available now. The latest edition contains all 329 mugshots and contemporary portraits of 99 riders. (The 2008 edition had 84 portraits.) But the most fascinating piece of the book is a series of extended interviews with riders. Many of the sit-downs . . . detail the riders lives back home, what compelled them to join the cause and the police violence they experienced during their incarceration following the incidents at the bus depot." -- Julia Craven , Huffington Post Details ISBN0826521908 Author Eric Etheridge Pages 265 Publisher Vanderbilt University Press Year 2018 ISBN-10 0826521908 ISBN-13 9780826521903 Format Paperback Short Title Breach of Peace Language English Subtitle Portraits of the 1961 Mississippi Freedom Riders DEWEY 323.11960730762 Imprint Vanderbilt University Press Place of Publication Tennessee Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2018-09-10 NZ Release Date 2018-09-10 Publication Date 2018-09-30 UK Release Date 2018-09-30 Audience Professional & Vocational US Release Date 2018-09-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:118998905;

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