Aelony, Zev, 1938-
- Authoritative Name:
- Aelony, Zev, 1938-
- Biography:
- White CORE worker arrested along with Ralph Allen, John Perdew, and Donald Harris ("Americus Four") and charged with "seditious conspiracy" (inciting insurrection), a capital crime, in Americus, Georgia and held without bail for three months. The four were released 1 November, 1963 by a three-judge federal panel, who found the charge unconstitutional. A Minnesota native, Aelony was also arrested as a Freedom Rider in Jackson, Mississippi in 1961. He took part in the 1963 "Moore Memorial Trek," an attempt to carry out the Freedom Walk begun by William L. Moore, a white 35-year old Baltimore mail carrier.
- Associated Subjects:
- Aelony, Zev, 1938-
Aelony, Zev, 1938- --Interviews
Aelony, Zev, 1938- --Photographs
Aelony, Zev, 1938- --Trials, litigation, etc. - Archival Collections And Reference Resources:
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6 items in 4 collections (expand all)
Oral history interview with Claire O'Connor, 2001
- Creator:
- O'Connor, Claire
- Date of Original:
- 2001
- Collection:
- Freedom Riders' 40th Anniversary Oral History Project, 2001
- Contributing Institution:
- John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections
Oral history interview with Marv Davidoff, 2001
- Creator:
- Davidov, Marv
- Date of Original:
- 2001
- Collection:
- Freedom Riders' 40th Anniversary Oral History Project, 2001
- Contributing Institution:
- John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections
Oral history interview with Zev Aelony, 2001
- Creator:
- Aelony, Zev, 1938-
- Date of Original:
- 2001
- Collection:
- Freedom Riders' 40th Anniversary Oral History Project, 2001
- Contributing Institution:
- John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections
Zev Aelony
- Date of Original:
- 1965
- Collection:
- Individuals Active in Civil Disturbances, volume 2
- Contributing Institution:
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History
Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Zev Aelony following his arrest for his participation in the Freedom Rides, Jackson, Mississippi, 1961 June 11
- Creator:
- Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
- Date of Original:
- 1961-06-11
- Collection:
- Sovereignty Commission Online
- Contributing Institution:
- Mississippi. Department of Archives and History
Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of lawyers for civil rights workers charged with the capital offense of insurrection, police, and trial bystanders in Americus, Georgia, 1963 October 31
- Creator:
- WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
- Date of Original:
- 1963-10-31
- Collection:
- WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection