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In Honor of MLK, JR. Day - Breach of Peace: Portraits of the 1961 Freedom Riders
Wednesday January 14, 2009 at 7:00pm
Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
36 Battery Pl
New York, New York 10280 Get Directions
With a Gospel performance featuring Neshama Carlebach and the Green Pastures Baptist Choir; author Eric Etheridge and Freedom Riders Joan Pleune and Hezekiah Watkins

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. Over 300 people were arrested and convicted of the charge "breach of the peace." It is estimated that half of the white Freedom Riders were Jewish. Interviews with Freedom Riders and musical performances pay tribute to the Civil Rights Movement.

Tickets are available online or by calling the Museum box office at 646.437.4202.
Ticket Info: $12 adults, $10 students/seniors, $7 members
Category: Music
Added by MuseumofJewishHeritage on December 10, 2008 Report a problem
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