Carmichael was transferred to Parchman State Prison Farm, which proved to be a crucible and testing ground for future Movement leaders. Other Freedom Riders recalled his quick wit and hard-nosed ...

A south suburban city council chamber filled with residents for a Black History celebration featuring one of the Freedom ...

Charles Person was just 18, a freshman at Morehouse College, when he joined the Freedom Riders movement, boarding a New Orleans-bound Trailways bus in Washington on May 4, 1961.

Two years ago, speaking to Alabama high school students over Zoom, he discussed the Freedom Rides and their legacy with Eve Cole, the daughter of Kenneth Adams, a local Klan leader in Anniston who ...

AT 85, HIS PASSION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE HASN’T WANED in the 60 years since HE WAS ARRESTED FOR TAKING PART IN THE FREEDOM RIDES IN 1961. GLEASON BECAME AN ORDAINED MINISTER, MOVED TO CHICAGO AND ...

Charles Person, the youngest original member of the Freedom Riders, passed away at 82 in Fayetteville. At 18, Person joined the Freedom Riders, facing violence to challenge racial segregation in ...

On May 4, 1961, a bus carrying black and white anti-segregation activists called the Freedom Riders rolled into Alabama and was immediately attacked by members of the KKK. This event was captured ...

He also attended Morehouse College. He had aspirations of becoming a scientist. The Freedom Rides began on May 4, 1961, and continued throughout the year. They eventually included hundreds of ...

Carmichael was transferred to Parchman State Prison Farm, which proved to be a crucible and testing ground for future Movement leaders. Other Freedom Riders recalled his quick wit and hard-nosed ...