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On Mother's Day, May 14, the Freedom Riders split up into two groups to travel through Alabama. The first group was met by a mob of about 200 angry people in Anniston. The mob stoned the bus and slashed the tires.
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In 1961, the Freedom Riders set out for the Deep South to defy Jim Crow laws and call for change. Their efforts transformed the civil rights movement. Raymond Arsenault is the author of 'Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice'. ... Raymond Arsenault is the author of Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle...
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With a renewed sense of faith and purpose, the freedom riders continued, escorted by national guardsmen. In Jackson, Mississippi, the group was arrested for using white restrooms and waiting rooms. They spent the night in jail.
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www.ibiblio.org/sncc/rides.html
www.ibiblio.org/sncc/rides.html
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The New Film - Freedom Riders ... They are the Freedom Riders... ... Freedom Riders a look at the evolution of the sport, the progression of trail users, and an inside story of a group of riders that would never see their passion die.
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www.freedomridersthemovie.com/About.html
www.freedomridersthemovie.com/About.html
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Freedom Riders Mountain Bike DVD Jackson Hole Freeriding and Mountain Biking Videos Gravnetic Production KGB Productions Jake Hawkes Chris Kitchen Sam Pope ... Freedom Riders Movie Treatment Synopsis Overview...
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www.freedomridersthemovie.com/
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In Nashville, a group of young student activists learned of the violence against the Freedom Riders. After much debate, the students decided that if the Freedom Rides ended, it would send a signal to racist hate groups that violence could end the struggle for freedom.
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www.outreach.olemiss.edu/Freedom_Riders/History.html
www.outreach.olemiss.edu/Freedom_Riders/History.html
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Freedom Riders Seek to Integrate Southern Transportation ... The Freedom Riders of the early 1960s, organized by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), rode through the South seeking integration of the bus, rail, and airport terminals.
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"Our hearts cannot rest until justice exists for all people" Freedom Riders ... The "Freedom Riders" rode through the South, refusing to segregate themselves on the bus and in bus stations. The white riders walked into "colored only" bathrooms, while the Blacks waited in the "whites only" waiting room.
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socialistworker.org/2001/368/368_10_FreedomRides.shtml
socialistworker.org/2001/368/368_10_FreedomRides.shtml
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