Freedom Riders 50th Anniversary Memorial
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Uploaded by peewee1953 on Feb 21, 2011
Freedom Riders were civil rights activists that rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States to test the United States Supreme Court decision Boynton v. Virginia (of 1960).The first Freedom Ride left Washington, D.C. on May 4, 1961(Mothers Day), and was scheduled to arrive in New Orleans on May 17.
The Freedom Riders set out to challenge this status quo by riding various forms of public transportation in the South to challenge local laws or customs that enforced segregation. The Freedom Rides, and the violent reactions they provoked, bolstered the credibility of the American Civil Rights Movement and called national attention to the violent disregard for the law that was used to enforce segregation in the southern United States. Riders were arrested for trespassing, unlawful assembly, and violating state and local Jim Crow laws, along with other alleged offenses.
The song is "He Was My Brother" by Simon & Garfunkel
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Looking forward to seeing the documentary about the Freedom Riders on Monday, May 16, 2011, PBS at 9PM.
jjbenjie49 9 months ago