Credit: Art Rickerby/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images Although John ... still lacking basic freedoms and civil rights. The Freedom Rides did not come at a convenient time for the administration.

The Freedom Riders History In the spring of 1961, black and white civil rights activists rode buses to protest the segregationist policies of the Deep South (Marian Holmes, Brian Wolly, Photos ...

At the Treme Community Center where Jerome Smith still has a presence as a mentor to young people, photos of the Freedom Riders from New Orleans line the wall. Most are deceased. “The first one ...

“So we are wondering if maybe folks in the community might have pictures in their own personal ... Frye said the Freedom Riders historical marker can be “a beginning.” He said the city ...

The school board was set to consider the recommendations but opted to hold off on a vote until it could meet with the Iowa Freedom Riders, the Iowa City racial justice activist group behind local ...

NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) – You can support Veterans, First Responders and their families on Saturday with a motorcycle ride alongside the Freedom Riders of Indiana. Freedom Riders have teamed up ...

“(The musical) Beginning in 1961 with the character Julius who decides to join the Freedom Riders, and travels all the way in time to 1992 when his son, his grandson, rather, is at college ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Faith leaders across Jacksonville participated in the Freedom Riders tour Friday night. It's a campaign to commemorate the Civil Rights movement and express the importance ...