Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains research and writings from Fertig's career prior to receiving his Juris Doctor (JD) degree from UCLA in May of 1979. A small amount of autobiographical writings in this series were created after 1979, but these focus on Fertig's earlier career-- such as Fertig's manuscripts for his 1998 work titled, "Searching for Justice in Chicago." Material dates from 1929 to 1998, with the bulk spanning 1948 to 1979. See also the Freedom Riders series for any documentation of...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series comprises Fertig’s material relating to his participation in the 1961 Freedom Rides -- a set of demonstrations within the Civil Rights Movement meant to challenge the racial segregation of public buses and their facilities in Southern states. Included are correspondence, memoirs, clippings, and a poster proclaiming the official Freedom Riders Day by then-Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Rosters tracking the contact information of other Freedom Riders at various times are also...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series comprises Fertig’s material relating to his participation in the 1961 Freedom Rides -- a set of demonstrations within the Civil Rights Movement meant to challenge the racial segregation of public buses and their facilities in Southern states. Included are correspondence, memoirs, clippings, and a poster proclaiming the official Freedom Riders Day by then-Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Rosters tracking the contact information of other Freedom Riders at various times are also...

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This series consists of clippings, presentation material, correspondence, and organizational rosters spanning 1997 to 2000, during the time that Fertig chaired the Social Justice Committee of the University Synagogue in Los Angeles.

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series comprises Fertig’s material relating to his participation in the 1961 Freedom Rides -- a set of demonstrations within the Civil Rights Movement meant to challenge the racial segregation of public buses and their facilities in Southern states. Included are correspondence, memoirs, clippings, and a poster proclaiming the official Freedom Riders Day by then-Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Rosters tracking the contact information of other Freedom Riders at various times are also...