Janet Braun-Reinitz

Janet Braun-Reinitz
Born Janet Braun
Nationality United States
Occupation Painter, muralist
Years active 1961–present
Known for Freedom Riders
Notable work "An Interracial Journey"[1]

Janet Braun-Reinitz is a painter, muralist and civil rights activist who participated in the Louisiana Freedom Ride from July 8 to 15, 1961. She was the chair of CORE at Connecticut College and worked at the national office in 1961-62. [1] She is the subject of the documentary, Interview with Janet Braun-Reinitz for the Freedom Riders 40th Anniversary Oral History Project, 2001, published by the University of Mississippi,[2][3] excerpts are included in the film, The Children Shall Lead (2001).[4]

As of 2018, Braun-Reinitz is an active artist and muralist who uses her art to teach about the civil rights movement.[5][6][7]

Publications

  • ON THE WALL Four Decades of Community Murals in New York City, Janet Braun-Reinitz and Jane Weissman, University Press of Mississippi, February 2009, ISBN 9781604731118 [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Braun-Reinitz, Janet". Welcome to the Civil Rights Digital Library. 2018-02-23. Archived from the original on 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  2. ↑ "Interview with Janet Braun-Reinitz for the Freedom Riders 40th Anniversary Oral History Project, 2001 :: Freedom Riders Oral Histories". University of Mississippi Digital Collections. Archived from the original on 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  3. ↑ Institute, Winter (2018-03-20). "Janet Braun-Reinitz". Vimeo. The William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation. Archived from the original on 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  4. ↑ "The Children Shall Lead". Winter Institute. Archived from the original on 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  5. ↑ The New York Times (2017-09-11). "Answers About New York City's Community Murals". City Room. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  6. ↑ Post, Scott Elingburg Special to The (2017-10-12). "Artist, activist and Freedom Rider brings participatory postcard project to Fabulon". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  7. ↑ Hardaway, Mary Scott. "Former Freedom Rider Janet Braun-Reinitz teams ups with U.K. artist in politically motivated series - Features". Charleston City Paper. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  8. ↑ Braun-Reinitz, J.; Weissman, J. (2009). On the Wall: Four Decades of Community Murals in New York City. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-60473-111-8. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
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