FREEDOM RIDERS

WHO WERE THE FREEDOM RIDERS?

• Freedom Riders were civil rights activist who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States
• In 1961 and following years they rode interstate buses into segregated southern U.S to challenge the non-enforcement of the U.S Supreme Court decisions Irene Morgan v. Commonwealth of Virginia and Boynton v. Virginia
• This ruled the segregated buses were unconstitutional .

ABOUT THE FREEDOM RIDERS

• On may 4, 1961 a group of 13 African American and white civil rights activists launched the Freedom Riders, a series of bus trips through the American South to protest segregation in interstate bus terminals

ABOUT THE FREEDOM RIDERS VIDEO

• http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/freedom-rides/videos

HOW DID THE RIDERS ADVANCE THE C.R.M?

• They provided a real life example that inspired people to take action for more civil rights
• They inspired A.As in the south to act against their infringements
• They forced federal law to cooperate with local law enforcement in order to safeguard civil rights

HOW DID THE FREEDOM RIDERS ADVANCE THE C.R.M pt2

• They helped form the base for a bigger civil rights movement
• This lead to massive voter registration, freedom school, etc
• They also helped end segregation on busses and showing a new begining