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This is the 1961 arrest photo for New York CORE member Frank Nelson as a Freedom Rider. As a member of New York CORE, he was an active member and one of the earliest members of the chapter when they transferred uptown.
He married fellow Freedom…

This is the 1961 arrest photo for New York CORE member Abraham Bassford as a Freedom Rider. At the time , he was 24 years old and a college student in Staten Island. As a member of New York CORE, he was one of the earliest members of the chapter when…

This is the 1961 arrest photo for Mark Lane as a Freedom Rider in Jackson, Mississippi. 34 years old at the time, he was arrested with Percy Sutton. Both men not only represented New York CORE but many of the Freedom Riders, as well. He was the…

This is the arrest photo for New York CORE member Elizabeth Wykoff as a Freedom Rider in Jackson, Mississippi. At the time, she was 45 years old. According to Joanne Shane, Gladys Harrington's Executive Secretary, Wykoff " was very active and was…

This is a photo of New York CORE member James Peck standing next to fellow Freedom Rider Henry Thomas.

James Peck is an original member of CORE. His participation goes as far back as the original Journey of Reconciliation in 1947.

He was a…

This is a photo of New York CORE member James Peck. He was 46 years old at the time.

According to Marv Rich, "After the first bus of Freedom Riders was burned in Anniston, Alabama, a second bus proceeded to Birmingham only to be met by a mob."…

This is the 1961 arrest photo for New York CORE member Travis Britt as a Freedom Rider. He was one of the three principal investigators (along with Joanne Shane, who he was dating at the time) for the Freedom Highways project and participated in the…

This is the 1961 arrest photo for Percy Sutton as a Freedom Rider in Jackson, Mississippi. At the time, he was 40 years old.
When New York CORE first came to 125th street at the end of 1961, they shared their office floor with the New York chapter…

This is the 1961 arrest photo for New York CORE member Ruth Moskowitz as a Freedom Rider in Jackson, Mississippi. At the time, she was 25 years old.

Originally from Brooklyn, she first joined CORE as a Freedom Rider and served a few weeks in…

This is the 1961 arrest photo for New York CORE Mary Hamilton as a Freedom Rider in Jackson, Mississippi. At the time, she was 25 years old.

A Black woman, she would joke that she was 'light enough to pass' in her oral history interview when…