NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Forty-seven years ago, 14 black students from Tennessee State University were beaten and arrested during the Freedom Rides that helped integrate the South. For their courage ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Rep. John Lewis said he teared up Friday when he walked through the old Greyhound station where he was beaten and knocked unconscious... MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Freedom ...

While Memorial Day weekend may include cookouts and time off for many, for these riders, it’s a solemn ride to remember the ...

The bus passengers assaulted that day were Freedom Riders, among the first of more than 400 volunteers who traveled throughout the South on regularly scheduled buses for seven months in 1961 to ...

The play, “Freedom Riders: Our History Revisited” was written by local resident Sharon Ponton. Several cast readers are members of the NAACP. “This play is the true essence of community ...

Ride for Freedom motorcyclists honor fallen service members and remember POWs/MIA in central Indiana on Memorial Day.

The Freedom Rides demonstrated the power of nonviolent direct action to achieve strategic victory. Along with the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955 and the student lunch counter sit-ins of 1960 ...

Rider's License is UTA's summer youth pass and allows six-year-olds through 18-year-olds to enjoy their freedom without a car. They'll have access to all of UTA's modes of transportation including ...

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 ...

They called themselves “Freedom Riders.” They meant to demonstrate that segregated travel on interstate buses, even though banned by an I.C.C. ruling, is still enforced throughout much of the ...