Jun. 3—This is the fifth story in a 6-part series on the 60th Anniversary of the Freedom Riders "You could see baseball bats; you could see ropes; you could see pieces of chain. You knew why ...

The Freedom Rides of 1961 were based on Principles of Nonviolence. James Farmer, Jr., CORE's co-founder and national director, organized the first Freedom Rides early in 1961.

But the greatest education came from the Rides themselves. Freedom Riders from California are held at Harris County jail in Houston, TX after refusing to post $500 bonds.

The victory won by the Freedom Riders was decisive and unambiguous, expanding the freedom of African-Americans to travel through the United States. One of 436 Freedom Riders in 1961.

The original freedom rides began on May 4, 1961. Civil rights activists rode racially-mixed interstate buses through the South to challenge local segregation laws.

The bus trip traveled the reverse route that the original Freedom Riders took through various Southern states in the 1960s. By J.L. Cook Published June 27, 2021 ...

Yes, the Freedom Riders were men and women and also an interracial group. Some of the women involved included Diane Nash, Catherine Burks-Brooks, Ruby Doris Smith, Pauline Knight-Ofosu and Glenda ...

The Freedom Riders challenged segregation on buses and in waiting rooms throughout the South. Some of those riders are using their experiences to motivate students today — to show them that the ...

Now in their 70s, many of the Freedom Riders recently reunited in Chicago to remember the lessons learned. "Non-violence direct action has power, it works," Nash said.

The Freedom Riders set a path to travel from there to Nashville. Before Silver could step on the bus, though, she and the other Freedom Riders had to do something most 22-year-olds wouldn’t have ...

Freedom Riders Production: A Firelight Media production for American Experience. Produced by Laurens Grant, Stanley Nelson. Executive producer, Mark Samels.