In Freedom Riders, Burks says she borrowed a line from ... William Harbour was the oldest of eight children and the first member of his family to go to college. At age 19, while a student at ...

who is the only living Freedom Rider. There are 13 original members. The rides were organized by the Congress of Racial Equality, a civil rights group that championed nonviolent direct action.

Charles Person, the youngest original member of the Freedom Riders, passed away at 82 in Fayetteville. At 18, Person joined the Freedom Riders, facing violence to challenge racial segregation in ...

On May 4, 1961, a bus carrying black and white anti-segregation activists called the Freedom Riders rolled into Alabama and was immediately attacked by members of the KKK. This event was captured ...

After listing the Freedom Rides Museum as 'up for sale' last week, DOGE has made a decision on whether to keep the historic ...

Born in 1935, Hamilton grew up in Iowa and Colorado. In the early 1960s, she joined the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), ...

Conley's aunts were freedom riders in the 60s pushing for voting rights and equal opportunities for Black Americans. In today's Black History Moment, Conley tells us more about Freedom Riders and ...

The building housing the historic Freedom Riders Museum appears to be part of a DOGE-ordered sell-off of federal properties.

Standing out the front of the pool, members of the Freedom Ride began ... Darryl to continue advocating for equal rights. "The [Freedom Riders] are heroes who came and made significant change ...

In a joint letter to the GSA administrator, Figures and Sewell talked about the historical significance of the site and asked that it not be sold.

The play, “Freedom Riders: Our History Revisited” was written by local resident Sharon Ponton. Several cast readers are members of the NAACP. “This play is the true essence of community ...