Posted on May 5, 2021

How the Freedom Riders Movement Began

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In 1946, the U.S. Supreme Court banned segregation in interstate bus travel, but for years many states refused to abide by the law. On 4 May 1961, the freedom riders left Washington, D.C., in two buses and headed to New Orleans.

How the Freedom Riders Movement Began

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SPC Nancy Greene

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I remember seeing tis incident on the news CMSgt Al Nall. When I lived in Raleigh NC in 1970, there was still segregation. My HS didn’t become integrated until 1971.

How the Freedom Riders Movement Began

How the Freedom Riders Movement Began

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