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 surrounding the event on May 14 th, 1961. At the old Greyhound Bus Station ...

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

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 ...

Here is a timeline of some major events in Lewis ... He goes on to participate in sit-ins, mass meetings and the landmark “Freedom Rides” of 1961 that tested racial segregation in the ...

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 ...

It highlights the Freedom Riders and the impact of police brutality ... The story addresses acts of police brutality The musical's timeline stretches from 1961 to 1992, during the riots over ...

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 ...