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Winter 2008-2009 L I B R A R Y L I N K
holiday hop
December 5, 6-8 pm, Central Visit the library for a festive Holiday Hop. Dozens of Michigan authors and musicians will sell and sign their work, including children’s and teen authors, cartoonists, historians, poets, fiction, and memoir writers. Talented library staff members and friends will display and sell art and craftwork. The Ken Morgan Jazz Unit will perform throughout the evening and the Friends of the Library Bookstore will be open on the lower level. Bring your friends and join the party!
mississippi freedom riders February 24, 6:30 pm, Central
Late in 1960, a U.S. Supreme Court ruling outlawed segregation in interstate bus terminals. On May 4, 1961, thirteen people made the first Freedom Ride to test the compliance of bus stations with the ruling. This, and subsequent rides, encountered increasingly violent resistance. Though there were Freedom Rides across the South, Jackson, Mississippi, became the campaign’s primary focus. More than 300 Riders were arrested there and convicted of breach of peace. Author and photographer Eric Etheridge came across the mug shots of
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all 328 Riders in 2004. He was “immediately captivated by [their] faces…
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The police camera had caught something special… The resulting portraits were compelling and intense.” He decided to publish the mug shots and, where possible, include new photos and stories of the Riders.
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Meet Etheridge and one of the 1961 Freedom Riders who inspired his recently published book, Breach of Peace: Portraits of the 1961 Mississippi Freedom Riders. http://breachofpeace.com
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