Credit: Art Rickerby/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images Although John ... still lacking basic freedoms and civil rights. The Freedom Rides did not come at a convenient time for the administration.

The Freedom Riders History In the spring of 1961, black and white civil rights activists rode buses to protest the segregationist policies of the Deep South (Marian Holmes, Brian Wolly, Photos ...

The Freedom Rides were successful in large part because they were able to engage the media and gain a sympathetic national audience. A handful of reporters and photographers from the black press ...

Miller Green was a Freedom Rider, a group that challenged segregation on interstate transit in the face of violence and arrest. Green shared his story as a Freedom Rider at a Black History Month ...

A major civil rights landmark has been saved from potential sale after strong opposition from lawmakers and advocates. The historic Montgomery Bus Station, home to the Freedom Riders Museum, has […] ...