Miss Mary Hamilton, a light-skinned Black woman, was born in 1935. In 1960, she joined the Freedom Riders as a member of CORE (the Congress of Racial Equality), and was arrested many times. In court, she refused to answer when addressed by her first name, insisting on the same respect white people received (to be addressed by an honorific, Miss, Mrs., or Mr.). NAACP lawyers helped Miss Hamilton fight the contempt charge all the way to the Supreme Court, where they won in 1964 (Hamilton v. Alabama).

"What's in a name?," timeline, photographs, further reading.

I agree with other reviews that the scratchboard art does not work well for portraits, but the archival photographs are an excellent addition.

[white text on black background] "Could Black passengers really sit where they pleased?"
[Black text on white background] "Was the law worth the paper it was written on?" ( )