When reporters asked Abernathy to respond to Robert Kennedy's complaint that the Freedom Riders were embarrassing the United States in front of the world, Abernathy responded, "Well, doesn't the ...

In this digital age of disinformation, it’s easy for simple facts about the Civil Rights Movement to get misconstrued. During ...

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 ...

“The state was segregated. Schools were segregated.” Freedom Riders were groups of mostly young Black and White students who road buses across the South in 1961, challenging segregation in ...

Conley's aunts were freedom riders in the 60s pushing for voting rights and equal opportunities for Black Americans. In today's Black History Moment, Conley tells us more about Freedom Riders and ...

despite a Supreme Court ruling in 1960 that said segregated public buses were unconstitutional. The Freedom Riders consisted of groups of mostly young Black and white students who rode buses ...

Person joined the Freedom Riders when he was just 18 years old. Among the riders were a young Person, John Lewis, and Hank Thomas, who is the only living Freedom Rider. There are 13 original members.

SHORTLY INTO THE RIDE, THEIR COVER WAS BLOWN, AND THE FREEDOM RIDERS WERE VERBALLY ASSAULTED BY THEIR FELLOW PASSENGERS FOR MUCH OF THE SEVEN-HOUR TRIP. HE FLEW SOUTH, AND BECAME THE 67TH FREEDOM ...

Person joined the Freedom Riders when he was just 18 years old. Among the riders were a young Person, John Lewis, and Hank Thomas, who is the only living Freedom Rider. There are 13 original members.

Between the collection boxes, direct donations and donations from members of the Freedom Riders-Libby Chapter, 1,271 pounds of non-perishable food were delivered to the Libby pantry Wednesday ...

When reporters asked Abernathy to respond to Robert Kennedy's complaint that the Freedom Riders were embarrassing the United States in front of the world, Abernathy responded, "Well, doesn't the ...