photo of Barbara Weeks, Brooklyn CORE
Dublin Core
Title
photo of Barbara Weeks, Brooklyn CORE
Subject
Brooklyn CORE members
Description
This is a 1962 photo of Brooklyn CORE member Barbara Weeks. In it, she is being carried away by a police officer after practicing the 'go limp' technique during the campaign against Ebinger's Bakery.
According to Dr. Brian Purnell, she was also one of the organizers for the children's sit down during the SUNY Medical Downstate Center campaign, a tactic modeled after the Children's Crusade in Birmingham, Alabama.
According to Dr. Brian Purnell, she was also one of the organizers for the children's sit down during the SUNY Medical Downstate Center campaign, a tactic modeled after the Children's Crusade in Birmingham, Alabama.
Source
Ebony magazine
Publisher
Ebony
Date
Oct 1965
Coverage
Brooklyn, New York. 1962
Collection
Citation
“photo of Barbara Weeks, Brooklyn CORE ,” corenyc.org, accessed April 19, 2024, http://www.corenyc.org/omeka/items/show/34.