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Bergman, Walter, 1899-1999

 Person

Found in 1 Record:

Walter Bergman, Freedom Rider collection

 Collection — Folder 1
Call Number: RH WL MS 6
Overview

This volume, compiled by Laird M. Wilcox, contains copies of Federal Bureau of Investigation documents that were produced in a lawsuit filed against the FBI by civil rights advocate Walter Bergman who, as a Freedom Ride participant, was beaten by Ku Klux Klansmen in 1961 at Birmingham, Alabama. The documents relate to the FBI's knowledge of events leading up to the attack, including its interactions with the Klan and with local police.

Dates: 1984