Freedom Riders

50th Anniversary of the First Freedom Ride: New Documentary Recounts Historic 1961 Effort 50th Anniversary of the Freedom Ride on PBS – Democracy NOW! Seattle in Black and White: Civil Rights in the 1960s | HISTORY CAFE Daily Kos: 50 years ago today, ' Freedom Riders ' risked their lives … Meanwhile, in Atlanta, Klansmen had boarded the Trailways bus, and when the black Freedom Riders refused to move to the back seats, they were beaten. White Freedom Riders , like 61-year-old Walter Bergman, were beaten even worse as “race … The Freedom Riders Rode Today… Their Story Told In New PBS … And for more information on the film, go to firelightmedia.tv/project/ freedom-riders / where you will have an opportunity to win a Freedom Riders DVD. Watch a preview below: Watch the full episode. See more American Experience. 50 Years Ago Freedom Riders Reunite « CBS Atlanta This week is historic in the realm of civil rights. 50 years ago, 13 Freedom Riders – seven black people including a 21-year-old John Lewis, and six whites–left Washington, DC headed to New Orleans, Louisiana. Fifty Years Later, Where Are Today's Freedom Riders ? Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the start of the Freedom Rides, a wide-scale effort to desegregate public transportation facilities. Freedom Riders that really work! | AdminsCenter 50 years ago when he. This week marks the start of the 50th anniversary of the civil rights Freedom Riders who traveled by bus to confront segregation… Amalg0iv3a says: anybody know how to fix this? http://tiny.cc/40mfg investigate it Freedom Riders Jackie Cooper #judasvideotomorrow

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