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. Credit ...

When reporters asked Abernathy to respond to Robert Kennedy's complaint that the Freedom Riders were embarrassing the United States in front of the world, Abernathy responded, "Well, doesn't the ...

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 ...

Miller Green was a Freedom Rider, a group that challenged segregation on interstate transit in the face of violence and arrest. Green shared his story as a Freedom Rider at a Black History Month ...

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 ...

Two groups sat behind signs “Greyhound” and “Trailways” on a stage in Amherst in a scene recreating the spring 1961 bus journey of the Freedom Riders ... “We could write 100 plays ...

Now, a new scholarship has been launched honouring their legacy. Freedom Riders returned to the university for a special ceremony to remember their now legendary 15-day road trip. Inspired by ...