Freedom Riders
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Freedom rides were events in which civil rights activists called freedom riders would work to enforce the rulings of the supreme court. The original group of freedom riders were thirteen people: seven African Americans and six whites. They left Washington D.C. on a greyhound bus on May 4, 1961, the first ever freedom ride.Their plan was to reach New Orleans, Louisiana on May 17 to commemorate the 7th anniversary of the Supreme Court's Brown V. Board of Education decision.
Some tactics that the freedom riders used were:
Freedom Riders Timeline:
Some tactics that the freedom riders used were:
- Rode public buses in the south to protest against segregation in public transportation
- Used white restrooms, restaurants, and lunch counters
- Held up signs stating their beliefs and the law
- Did not respond to anything violently, including attacks from whites down in the south,and by doing this received a lot of much needed attention from the public
Freedom Riders Timeline:
- May 4-14: CORE ride: Washington D.C. to Birmingham, Alabama
- May 15: CORE flight: Birmingham, Alabama to New Orleans, Louisiana
- May 17: Nashville Students: Nashville, Tennessee to Birmingham, Alabama
- May 18-19: Nashville students taken to Ardmore by Birmingham police, return to Birmingham by car
- May 20: Nashville students: Birmingham, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama
- May 24: Nashville students, CORE reinforcements, and others: Montgomery, Alabama to Jackson, Mississippi