HELPED ORGANIZE AND PARTICIPATED IN CORE MINISTERIAL AND PROFESSIONAL FREEDOM RIDE, TESTING FACILITIES IN NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA AND FLORIDA. SOME OF THE GROUP WAS ARRESTED IN TALAHASSE FLORIDA.
ATTENDED MISSION TO MISSISSIPPI AT TOUGALOO COLLEGE JULY 20/61 ORGANIZED BY BAY AREA MINISTERS TO GETHER WITH MARTIN LUTHER KING DURING WHICH SUB-COMMITTEES ATTEMPTED RECONCILIATION MEETINS WITH LEADING MEMBERS OF THE COMUNITY OF JACKSON. AFTER THE FAILURE OF THESE MEETINGS NINE OF US ATTEMPTED TO APPROACH THE AIRPORT DINING ROOM AS A MIXED RACIAL GROUP. WE WERE ARRESTED WHILE THE OTHERS WHO WERE SITTING IN THE AIRPORT WAITING ROOM EITHER WENT TO WASHINGTON TO MEET WITH ROBERT KENNEDY AND WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT OR WENT HOME. THOSE OF US WHO WERE ARRESTED WERE TRIED AND CONVICTED. SOME PLEADED NOLOCONTENDRE OR WENT OUT ON BOND. ALSO ATTENDED THE ARRAINGMENT IN NOVEMBER AND RETRIED LATER BEFORE A COUNTY COURT. WE WERE ARRESTED AS FREEDOM RIDERS AND CONVICTED AS FREEDOM RIDERS ON BREACH OF THE PEACE CHARGES.
WASHINGTON MARCH 63
VOTER REGISTATION SUMMER IN MISSISSIPPI 64 WITH COFO IN RULEVILLE AND INDIANOLA TO-GETHER WITH SNCC.
SELMA 65 AND ALSO MONTGOMERY MISSISSIPPI FOR TERRIBLE TUESDAY MARCH 16.1965.
ALSO WORKED IN HOME COMMUNITY SUPPORTING THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF THE AFRO AMERICAN COMMUNITY AND THEIR STRUGGLE AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY INCLUDING THE HARASSMENT OF BLACK MUSLINS. ARDENTLY SUPPORTED THE CREATION OF F.I.G.H.T. AND THE FRIENDS OF F.I.G.H.T. MOVEMENT. EXTREMELY ACTIVE IN MY HOME COMMUNITY OF ROCHESTER FROM 1962 TO 1970 WHEN I LEFT FOR ISRAEL
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