They were pelted with eggs and chased out of town, but these Indigenous-led protesters forged a lasting legacy in the fight ...

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 ...

Along with the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955 and the student lunch counter sit-ins of 1960, the Freedom Rides were one of the earliest demonstrations that Gandhian principles of nonviolence could ...

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.

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 ...