In 1961 19-year-old Jon Browning of Georgia was asked to leave Georgia State College for Women because she had worshipped at a Black Church, Wesley Chapel AME Church. She knew she had to take action.

After two years of trying, the Houthis have yet to hit an American warship ... As part of Operation Rough Rider, the U.S. has targeted Houthi infrastructure and leadership to deter and ...

“He stood firm so that we may be able to experience the joys of freedom. Rest well.” The Rev. Al Sharpton said Monday Person and his fellow Riders “tore down the walls of segregation.” “Person was an ...

"He stood firm so that we may be able to experience the joys of freedom ... that Person and his fellow riders "tore down the walls of segregation." "Person was an American hero that changed ...

the Freedom Riders pressed on, driven by their commitment to justice and equality. “We had a job to do,” Person said. “And we were determined to see it through”. In reflecting on the aftermath, Person ...

Join us for a special screening of PBS’s “American Experience: Freedom Riders,” an inspirational 2010 documentary by veteran filmmaker Stanley Nelson. The 1961 Freedom Rides are a focus of the current ...

Riding the streetcar was the initial experience that led ... call her “The Token Hillbilly Freedom Rider.” Browning’s activism involvement began in college when she started worshiping at a friend’s ...

Freedom Riders is the powerful harrowing and ultimately inspirational story of six months in 1961 that changed America forever. From May until November 1961, more than 400 black and white ...

This is a transcript of the interview, where Price discussed last weekend’s Memorial Day activities, overturning the Freedom Riders’ conviction, and the upcoming budget meeting. Listen to the ...

Rabbi Israel "Sy" Dresner was one of the earliest Freedom Riders in the 1960s and was ... in an interview with the PBS history series American Experience. "In that sense, the Freedom Rides were ...