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Jun 1, 2021 · James Peck was born into a wealthy family in New York City. He dropped out of Harvard University to become a full-time activist and was the only person to participate in both the Freedom Rides...
Radical journalist and pacifist James Peck was the only individual to participate in both the Fellowship of Reconciliation's 1947 Journey of Reconciliation and the 1961 CORE Freedom Ride.
Feb 22, 2016 · The attackers had hammers and clubs and began beating several of the riders, include CORE member Jim Peck and Walter Bergman. Bergman, was beaten pretty severely and was lying unconscious for a period of time.
And for that reason, two of the freedom riders who were brutally beaten — Jim Peck and Walter Bergman — are now suing. Peck had 53 stitches taken in his head when he was left for dead in a pool of his own blood in the Birmingham bus station.
May 31, 2022 · Two white Freedom Riders, 47-year-old CORE leader John Peck and 61-year-old professor Walter Bergman, rushed forward to shield the young Riders. Enraged at what they saw as white complicity,...
Jan 12, 2006 · There were seven Freedom Riders scattered throughout the bus: the Bergmans, Jim Peck, Charles Person, Herman Harris, Jerry Moore, and Ike Reynolds.
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Jim Peck in hospital after treatment for injuries sustained during mob beating at the Birmingham bus terminal. A group of Klansmen pummeled Peck with fists, chains and clubs. He was knocked unconscious, his face and head ripped with wounds.
