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James Peck (December 19, 1914 – July 12, 1993) was an American activist who practiced nonviolent resistance during World War II and in the Civil Rights Movement. He is the only person who participated in both the Journey of Reconciliation (1947) and the first Freedom Ride of 1961, and has been called a white civil rights hero.
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.
Los Viajeros de la Libertad o pasajeros de la libertad (en inglés Freedom Riders) fueron unos activistas por los derechos civiles de Estados Unidos que, en 1961 y años subsiguientes, comenzaron un periplo en autobuses interestatales por el Sur de Estados Unidos para desafiar el incumplimiento de las sentencias de la Corte Suprema de los Estados ...
1 de abr. de 2023 · The powerful, harrowing and ultimately inspirational story of six months in 1961 that changed America forever.
12 de jul. de 1993 · Peck was the only participant in the original Journey of Reconciliation to join the Freedom Rides in 1961. When the bus he was riding arrived in Birmingham, Alabama, he was knocked unconscious and suffered a gash that required 53 stitches to close.
Bull Connor, head of Birmingham’s police, made a pact with the Klan that the police would stay away from Birmingham’s bus terminal for fifteen minutes after the Freedom Riders arrived, enough time to severely beat James Peck, and others, into the hospital.
1 de abr. de 2023 · Freedom Riders (español) Amenazados. Atacados. Encarcelados. ¿Te subirías al bus? Film Description. Los Viajeros por la Libertad es la poderosa, desgarradora e inspiradora historia de seis...
