Jim Zwerg
Jim Zwerg
James Zwergis an American former minister who was involved with the Freedom Riders in the early 1960s...
gone people picture
For 1961 there was a picture of me in the hospital. So many people had gone through so much more. I started crying. I shouldn't be up there.
incredible life period younger
It was the most incredible period in my younger life.
church invited
He invited me to go to church with him after the stand-ins.
change movement sitting
The movement was so much more than sitting down with a hamburger. Ultimately, we wanted to change society.
education encouraged finish king pursue
Dr. King encouraged me to finish my education and pursue the ministry.
birmingham bus group kids klan marching night spent station time
By this time another group of kids had come down from Nashville. So 22 of us spent the night in the Birmingham bus station with the Klan marching around outside.
bright bus freedom paperback pulled realize toward violence
He pulled out a paperback of Dr. King's book, 'Stride Toward Freedom,' about the Montgomery bus boycott. He said, 'Read this.' He was bright enough to realize violence was not the answer.
theaters word
We were having a celebration for the integration of the movie theaters when we got word of the bus-burning.
fell john plane police protection relaxed
We had police protection all the way to Montgomery. The police plane was overhead. John was so relaxed he fell asleep.