In this episode of Groundbreakers, Fox 32’s Anita Blanton sits down with Miller Green, a former Freedom Rider whose quiet courage helped shape the Civil Rights Movement. From his early days ...

Early news accounts criticized "extremists on both sides," equating civil rights activists with their segregationist opposition. Other editorials characterized the Freedom Riders as "outside ...

By then, national news outlets had run reports and footage of the attacks on the peaceful protestors, and public opinion was turning toward them. More Freedom Riders stepped up to continue the ...

The “reverse freedom rides” of 1962 were meant to provoke ... The organization alerted news media outlets in order to attract coverage, but much of it was critical. The New York Times describe ...

I remember watching the evening news. I will see dogs biting individuals ... But I keep hearing these words. Freedom Riders, When I got off, went over to the phone booth, a pickup truck.

As news of the relocation spread, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library quickly drew historical parallels to the Reverse Freedom Rides during the Kennedy administration. In 1962, a group of ...

The Freedom Riders were met with further violence ... a Baptist minister and civil rights organizer who offered shelter to the riders. News coverage of the attacks horrified the nation.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Faith leaders across Jacksonville participated in the Freedom Riders tour Friday night. It's a campaign to commemorate the Civil Rights movement and express the importance ...

MARKHAM, Ill. – A south suburban city council chamber filled with residents for a Black History celebration featuring one of the Freedom Riders who played a role in dismantling segregation in ...