Freedom Riders is the powerful harrowing and ultimately inspirational story of six months in 1961 that changed America forever. From May until November 1961, more than 400 black and white ...

Today, the two sites dedicated to the Freedom Riders National Monument provide a timeline and details about the events ...

Today, the two sites dedicated to the Freedom Riders National Monument provide a timeline and details about the events surrounding the event on May 14 th, 1961. At the old Greyhound Bus Station ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Rep. John Lewis said he teared up Friday when he walked through the old Greyhound station where he was beaten and knocked unconscious... MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Freedom ...

The Freedom Riders consisted of groups of mostly young Black and white students who rode buses through Southern states, challenging segregation in public spaces. "Really it's not Black history ...

“The Freedom Rides were a turning point in the civil ... He said that she was always armed with enormous poster boards filled with timelines and bullet points. As she told Mr. Etheridge, the ...

MARKHAM, Ill. – A south suburban city council chamber filled with residents for a Black History celebration featuring one of the Freedom Riders who played a role in dismantling segregation in ...

The Freedom Riders History In the spring of 1961, black and white civil rights activists rode buses to protest the segregationist policies of the Deep South (Marian Holmes, Brian Wolly, Photos ...