She dressed celebrities of the era, like the singer and pianist Nina Simone, and she socialized with others, including the drummer and bandleader Art Blakey.

Music enthusiasts in Elgin are in for a treat as The Guest List, a talented jazz ensemble, will perform “A Tribute to Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers” on Sunday, March 23. The performance ...

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 ...

Local News Watch | Funeral service for Freedom Rider Charles Person Person died at his home on January 8 in Fayetteville at the age of 82.

Charles Person, the youngest member of the original Freedom Riders who faced racial violence to challenge segregation in interstate travel, died Jan. 8 in Fayetteville, Georgia. He was 82. In 1961 ...

Charles Person was just 18 when he volunteered to join the Freedom Riders, who faced violent racism on their journey to integrate interstate travel.

Charles Person was just 18 when he volunteered to join the Freedom Riders, who faced violent racism on their journey to integrate interstate travel.

Charles Person, the youngest of the 13 original Freedom Riders, who were battered, bloodied, and nearly killed as they traveled across the South in 1961, helping the Civil Rights Movement gain ...

Charles Person, one of the original Freedom Riders, at his home in Georgia in March. He holds a photo showing a White mob attacking him in 1961 at a Birmingham, Alabama, bus station. (Michael S ...

Charles Person, known as the youngest of the original 13 Freedom Riders, has died at 82. He passed away peacefully at his Fayetteville home surrounded by loved ones.

Freedom Rider Charles Person Encourages Gen Z, Millennial Leaders To Vote During the NLC Convention, the Freedom Rider told young leaders to vote because the future is in their hands.