Freedom Rides Research Paper
The Ride towards Freedom
November 1, 2011
In 1961, the Freedom Riders set out for the Deep South to defy Jim Crow laws and call for change. They were often met by hatred and violence and local police commonly refused to intervene. The Riders efforts transformed the civil rights movement. About fifty years ago today, two buses left Washington, D.C., in the first of what would become known as the Freedom Rides. On board was an interracial group determined to desegregate bus terminals across the Deep South. Today all races, black and white have the same rights and are for the most part treated equally. The Freedom Riders stood up for what they believed in and made a change for the world.
It was not until The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) that started these “freedom rides” that had occurred. The Congress of Racial Equality was formed by an interracial group of students, Bernice Fisher, James R. Robinson, James L. Farmer Jr., Joe Guinn, George Houser, and Homer …show more content…
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November 1, 2011
In 1961, the Freedom Riders set out for the Deep South to defy Jim Crow laws and call for change. They were often met by hatred and violence and local police commonly refused to intervene. The Riders efforts transformed the civil rights movement. About fifty years ago today, two buses left Washington, D.C., in the first of what would become known as the Freedom Rides. On board was an interracial group determined to desegregate bus terminals across the Deep South. Today all races, black and white have the same rights and are for the most part treated equally. The Freedom Riders stood up for what they believed in and made a change for the world.
It was not until The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) that started these “freedom rides” that had occurred. The Congress of Racial Equality was formed by an interracial group of students, Bernice Fisher, James R. Robinson, James L. Farmer Jr., Joe Guinn, George Houser, and Homer …show more content…
"Civil Rights Movement 1955-1965: Freedom Rides." Www.watson.org. 18 Aug. 1999.
Web. 20 Oct. 2011. <http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/civilrights-55-65/freeride.html>.
Gitlin, Todd. Sixties Years of Hope, Days of Rage. New York: Bantam, 1987. Print.
Nittle, Nadra K. "The Freedom Riders Movement." Race Relations. About.com, 2011. Web. 28 Sept.
2011. <http://racerelations.about.com/od/trailblazers/a/The-Freedom-Riders-Movement.htm>.
Olson, Lynne. Freedom 's Daughters. New York: Scribner, 2001. Print.
SEVERO, RICHARD. "James L. Farmer Biography." Home Page. New York Times, 10 July 1999. Web. 20
Oct. 2011. <http://www.core-online.org/History/james_farmer_bio.htm>.
The Freedom Riders (1): 1961 Effort to Challenge Segregated Bus System. Democracy Now, 2010.
"WGBH American Experience . Freedom Riders . Watch | PBS." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. Wgbh.
Web. 20 Oct. 2011.