![]() ![]() They tried to access “whites-only” restrooms and lunch counters at bus stations travelling through Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, South Carolina and other Southern states. The activist travelled together in small interracial groups and sat wherever they chose on buses and trains to compel equal access to terminal restaurants and waiting rooms. Board of Education decision, which ruled that segregation of the nation’s public schools was unconstitutional. They planned to reach New Orleans, Louisiana, on May 17 to commemorate the 7th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Brown v. ![]() ![]() The original group of 13 Freedom Riders- 7 African Americans and 6 whites-left Washington, D.C., on a Greyhound bus on May 4, 1961. Cheki maneno!Ĭommitted to the cause of justice and determined to attract attention to the pursuit of civil rights, they boarded buses and trains, calling themselves “ Freedom Riders.” Hii inakupeleka moja kwa moja hadi the Land of Liberty. But these are only a few of the significant and great events to know and remember.īased on Raymond Arsenault’s book Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice, this documentary film chronicles the story behind hundreds of White and African American civil rights activists that challenged racial segregation in American interstate transportation during the Civil Rights Movement in 1961. In Black history, those events often include courageous stories like those of The Underground Railroad and historic moments like the famous “ I Have a Dream” speech by Dr. History is often reduced to a handful of memorable moments and events. I opted to share an extract from a documentary film I had watched instead. I tried to lure my words, but they were having none of it. So, today with a May Day holiday, a cup of coffee, some rebel tunes and social distancing amid coronavirus outbreak. I tried to sample something and it just refused. I did not realize until yesternight that weekend was beckoning. Courtesy Pic | Kanopy | Freedom Riders mugshots ![]()
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