50th Anniversary Celebration of the Freedom Rides
On May 4, 1961, 13 men and women – black and white – boarded two buses in Washington, DC for New Orleans. Their goal was to deliberately integrate Southern bus stops by ignoring colored- and white-only signs. These “Freedom Riders” were met with attacks and fire bombs along their journey. As word spread, hundreds would join in, boarding buses throughout the South in solidarity.
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