"I knew a tiny bit about the Freedom Riders, and I thought it would be wonderful to take one part of the civil rights movement and look at it in detail," Nelson said. "And then I started to work ...

new federal legislation that struck down segregation in America's transit systems was put to the test with a series of nonviolent protests known as the Freedom Rides. Civil rights activists both ...

The Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library in Denver will host the traveling exhibition “Freedom Riders” Nov. 2-26. It documents the civil-rights movement from the early Kennedy ...

Civil Rights Movement Freedom Riders Urge Younger Activists to Get Out the Vote ATLANTA (AP) — Charles Person, one of the Civil Rights Movement's original Freedom Riders, echoed organizers ...

"They tell the important stories of the citizens who helped launch the civil rights movement in Birmingham and the Freedom Riders whose bravery raised national awareness of segregation and violence.

That night, in 1961 a group of civil rights activist participated in freedom rides across the South. While on these freedom rides, they attempted to test the enforcement of the Supreme Court's ...

The new leader is focused on advancing cultural heritage tourism and education. A new leader has been tapped for the superintendent role for the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument and ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Charles Person, one of the Civil Rights Movement's original Freedom Riders, echoed organizers across Georgia when he urged a group of Generation Z and millenial activists to ...

Video above: Remembering the Freedom Riders & their impact on the Civil Rights Movement During a special session Friday leading up to the weekend celebration of Juneteenth, North Carolina Superior ...