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Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated Southern United States in 1961 and subsequent years to challenge the non-enforcement of the United States Supreme Court decisions Morgan v. Virginia (1946) and Boynton v. Virginia (1960), which ruled that segregated public buses were unconstitutional. [3]
Feb 2, 2010 · Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who protested segregated bus terminals in the South in 1961. They faced violent attacks, arrests and federal intervention as they challenged the Supreme Court decisions on interstate transportation facilities.
Jun 15, 2024 · Freedom Rides, political protests against segregation by Blacks and whites who rode buses together through the U.S. South in 1961. Convinced that segregationists would violently protest this action, the Freedom Riders hoped to provoke the federal enforcement of the Supreme Court’s Boynton v. Virginia decision.
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Jul 18, 2020 · Representative John Lewis was among the 13 original Freedom Riders, who encountered violence and resistance as they rode buses across the South, challenging the nation’s segregation laws.
May 31, 2018 · Learn about the 1961 student activist campaign to challenge segregation on interstate buses and terminals, and the violence, media attention, and federal intervention it sparked. Explore the background, timeline, and legacy of the Freedom Rides and their impact on the civil rights movement.
Apr 1, 2023 · Watch the story of the brave activists who challenged segregation on buses and trains in the Deep South in 1961. Based on historical accounts and archival footage, this film explores the triumphs and tragedies of the Freedom Rides.
The bus passengers assaulted that day were Freedom Riders, among the first of more than 400 volunteers who traveled throughout the South on regularly scheduled buses for seven months in 1961 to...
