This Search	Will Find
“Montgomery Bus Boycott”	Records that have the exact phrase Montgomery Bus Boycott
Albany OR Augusta +integration	Records with the word integration that also contain the words Albany and/or Augusta
King -Martin	Records with the name King but not the name Martin
“Freedom Rides” AND Carter	Records containing the phrase “Freedom Rides” and the name Carter
Selma AND (Lewis OR Williams)	Records containing the words Selma and Lewis or Selma and Williams

Ziskind, Ellen Lee, 1939-

Authoritative Name:

Biography:

Ellen Lee Ziskind was a student at Columbia University in New York City when she was arrested for her participation in the Freedom Rides during the summer of 1961. As part of the Freedom Ride, Ziskind, along with nine others, took a Greyhound bus from Nashville, Tennessee to Jackson, Mississippi where she was arrested on 29 July 1961. Before her arrest Ziskind worked with Louis Lomax to plan the Freedom Rider benefit concert in June of 1961. Ziskind went on to work at WBAI radio in New York City and later studied at the Massachusetts General dyslexic clinic.

Associated Subjects:

Ziskind, Ellen Lee, 1939-

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

1 items in 1 collections (expand all)

Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Ellen Lee Ziskind following her arrest for her participation in the Freedom Rides, Jackson, Mississippi, 1961 July 29

Creator:: Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
Date of Original:: 1961-07-29
Collection:: Sovereignty Commission Online
Contributing Institution:: Mississippi. Department of Archives and History