James Zwerg

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Freedom Riders: The Exchange Student

After deciding to participate in the Freedom Rides in May 1961, Jim Zwerg called his parents for support only to be told that he ...

Jim Zwerg, one of the second group of Freedom Riders, giving an interview from his hospital bed after he was beaten in the ...

In 1961, a photo of James Zwerg's battered face went around the world after he was severely beaten when the Freedom Rides ...

Freedom Rider.

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A student at Fisk University in Nashville, Diane Nash became the leader of the Nashville Student Movement. Fellow activists John ...

The ACU Freedom Riders meeting with James Zwerg--an original Freedom Rider-- at the Embassy Suites in Montgomery.

Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) reflects on preparing for the 1961 Freedom Rides and offers advice for those engaging in peaceful ...

James Zwerg, original freedom rider, visiting with ACU students.

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James Zwerg was the white Freedom Rider that went with John Lewis and tried to protect Mr. Lewis. This striking image was from ...

Jim Zwerg was involved with the Freedom Riders in the early 1960s : the interstate bus trips that tested segregation in the Deep ...

A truly great American hero. Deserves a place alongside John Brown and the many other great white Americans who stood ...

John Patterson, Governor of Alabama from 1958 to 1963, won election as a staunch segregationist. Patterson discusses his ...

From May until November 1961, more than 400 diverse and committed Americans rode south together on buses and trains, ...

Dramaturge Sebastian Hanusa is taking you by the hand and guiding you through an opera evening with Alexander von ...

Chatham University Afternoon Musicales concert series, October 20th, 2017. Follow me: ...