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Weiss, Alexander, 1936-

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Born in Vienna, Austria in 1936, Alexander Weiss was a student at San Francisco State College in San Francisco, California when he was arrested for his participation in the Freedom Rides during the summer of 1961. As part of the Freedom Ride, Weiss, along with others, rode a bus from Nashville, Tennessee to Jackson, Mississippi where the group was arrested in the Trailways terminal on July 23, 1961. Weiss married fellow Freedom Rider Margaret Ihra.

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Weiss, Alexander, 1936-

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Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Alexander Weiss following his arrest for his participation in the Freedom Rides, Jackson, Mississippi, 1961 July 23

Creator:: Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
Date of Original:: 1961-07-23
Collection:: Sovereignty Commission Online
Contributing Institution:: Mississippi. Department of Archives and History