The Freedom Riders (1): 1961 Effort to Challenge Segregated Bus System

[nellie2581]

I love Amy Goodman

[TopSchoolAtlanta]

In the Atlanta Way...NORTHSIDE ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS were never integrated...the segregation remains within the walls of the NORTHSIDE APS schools. Team 1 - Team 2 - Team 3 ...The groups are judged by the students as SMART, AVERAGE and DUMB ---- WHITE, MIXED, AND BLACK. ATLANTA can't re-segregate on the northside because they are already segregated at the middle school and high school levels. NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS are the Atlanta Way- and internal transfers hide the SECRETS IN APS.

[lissalives]

What a brilliant man!

[bubblinbrownsugar616]

I swear if this documentary does not win an award....

I have never been so mad,glad,disgusted and thankful at the same time watching a doc. As a 23 year old black person, I found it easy for me to watch that pathetic crowd of white southerners and just want to say "fuck all white people". However I realize you can't let one bad apple spoil the whole bunch. Those white F. riders didn't have to risk their lives. They were free to do whatever but they did so others could enjoy the freedom and

[Asskicker32294]

@bubblinbrownsugar616 I was a little white kid when the civil rights movement picked up steam. Our parents were not evil, but they were wretchedly ignorant. My mother once told me the "negroes" should just chill out and wait their turn to be accepted by white people like the Italians (us), the Irish, the Jews. When I think back...wait their turn! The first black slaves were brought here in the early seventeenth century. When I saw those crackers beating on peaceful demonstrators I knew...

[bubblinbrownsugar616]

equality that this country claims it can gives to all who arrive. I am VERY grateful for their courage and it really fills my heart with pride that they took action as well. Sad thing is though the bigotry of the South still exists only this time Muslims are the target. Once again, people need to not let one bad apple spoil the whole bunch.

[Ahamari651]

I did a history day project on tis yay! It was a blast but jsad at the same time bitter sweet!

[deeppurple28]

When the Tea Party rejects say that they want their country back, this is what they mean!

[Jawbone54]

@deeppurple28 That's not at all what they mean. They want it back from government. I'm not a Tea Party advocate, but I'm certainly not ignorant enough to think they want to reinstitute segregation laws.

[clipsryan]

@deeppurple28 Yup, the majority of the far right, basically want a 1950s WHITE picket fence America. The Natives have got to be rolling their eyes, still.

[Salvatore403]

The human race simply amazes me. The breakthrough in technology, medice, art, etc and yet we still divide ourselves because of our skin color. It must have happened long before my time but when was it that skin color was so important to the humans?

[clipsryan]

@Salvatore403 Ask religion. We all come from Africa but you have racist people that insist on giving "violent" blacks the excuse that they're violent because of their skin color regardless of the whites trying to kill them for standing up for what American liberty means. You have a race stealing people from their country then getting pissed they're still here. Other countries have their terrible past but they look at us and say to themselvs "I thought America was about freedom.".

[RAIDERS7009]

..in the end we are all God's children.. no matter what color ..God bless..

[clipsryan]

@RAIDERS7009 This supposed god clearly favors whites. In the end we are all human beings who answer to eachother because we share space and the best way to enjoy this one life is by refusing to let idiotic beliefs continue.

[randellcayla]

these people were heroes. It's disgusting to think that racism still exists in some places.we are all equal . I'm white by the way

[hiimmisssimpson]

@randellcayla

if rasism is so bad which it is why would u say what color u are like that dont make sense

[PlayIt4MeAgainSam]

very brave students...to think that this was only 50 years ago!

[RebirthedTurd]

why dislike something like this?

[loblg88]

very good!

[KimmyDIsTheBest]

well thanks for puttin it up... ive actually am doin an assignment on it and it has helped so much!! thanks...

[tankerfa1]

public plea for help! widowed father ,not native to vermont ,finds apathy and discrimination, civil rights violations but ,,,no forum,,, i need lawyer who not afraid of reprisal

[spooledup300z]

If you want to read a very good book read "parting the waters"

[chica650100]

Omfg Were Reading About The Freedom Writes Which Is Diff.But My Teacher Wanted To Show Us About The Freedom Riders Too.Thanks For Putting This Up.Nd Im Young Im Just A Freshman At Gunn High School This Is Very Neat.!

[BronzeSista]

@chica650100 I think it's good that your Teacher is sharing this with you, because America tries to hide the fact that we had some very evil racists people, and some of them had the nerve to claim to be christians. I thank God for people who are not afraid to take a stand against this evil. It is evil when you will kill someone because of the color of their skin.

[Zirious23]

I just think other young people just dont wanna comment because nobody ELSE commented, but now that you (im guessing you are older) commented the comments could start soon, by the way i'm the first young person to comment yay >_<:

[StedMercado]

How Has No1 Commented? I Guess Young Peoplee Dunn Kno Boutt This