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The story behind a courageous band of civil rights activists called Freedom Riders who in 1961 challenged segregation in the American South. FREEDOM RIDERS is the powerful, harrowing, and ultimately inspirational story of six months in 1961 that changed America forever. From May until November 1961, more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives - and many endured savage beatings and imprisonment - for simply traveling together on buses and trains as they journeyed through the Deep South. Deliberately violating Jim Crow laws, the Freedom Riders met with bitter racism and mob violence along the way, sorely testing their belief in nonviolent activism. Edit

The story behind a courageous band of civil rights activists called Freedom Riders who in 1961 challenged segregation in the American South. FREEDOM RIDERS is the powerful, harrowing, and ultimately... Read More

Add a descriptionThe story behind a courageous band of civil rights activists called Freedom Riders who in 1961 challenged segregation in the American South. FREEDOM RIDERS is the powerful, harrowing, and ultimately inspirational story of six months in 1961 that changed America forever. From May until November 1961, more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives - and many endured savage beatings and imprisonment - for simply traveling together on buses and trains as they journeyed through the Deep South. Deliberately violating Jim Crow laws, the Freedom Riders met with bitter racism and mob violence along the way, sorely testing their belief in nonviolent activism.Cancel