What were the first Freedom Rides?
On April 9, 1947, the first freedom ride, the Journey of Reconciliation, left Washington, D.C. to travel through four states of the upper South. The Journey of Reconciliation was organized by the Congress of Racial Equality with the leadership of Fellowship of Reconciliation staffers Bayard Rustin and George Houser.
Where did the Freedom Rides travel?
Where the Freedom Ride went. The Freedom Ride, as it came to be called, included visits to Walgett, Gulargambone, Kempsey, Bowraville and Moree. Students were shocked at the living conditions which Aboriginal people endured outside the towns.
Who led the Freedom Riders?
Director James Farmer
Led by CORE Director James Farmer, 13 young riders (seven black, six white, including but not limited to John Lewis (21), Genevieve Hughes (28), Mae Frances Moultrie, Joseph Perkins, Charles Person (18), Ivor Moore, William E. Harbour (19), Joan Trumpauer Mullholland (19), and Ed Blankenheim).
What was the history of the Freedom Rides?
See Article History. Freedom Rides, in U.S. history, a series of political protests against segregation by blacks and whites who rode buses together through the American South in 1961.
Where did the Aboriginal people go on the Freedom Ride?
Where the Freedom Ride went. The Freedom Ride, as it came to be called, included visits to Walgett, Gulargambone, Kempsey, Bowraville and Moree. Students were shocked at the living conditions which Aboriginal people endured outside the towns. In the towns Aboriginal people were routinely barred from clubs, swimming pools and cafes.
Where did the Freedom Riders board the bus?
Freedom Riders Freedom Riders preparing to board a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, May 24, 1961. Perry Aycock/AP Images Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Loving v. Virginia In 1946 the U.S. Supreme Court banned segregation in interstate bus travel.
Who are the members of the Freedom Ride?
(Wikipedia) CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) Freedom Ride leaves from Washington D.C. Led by CORE Director James Farmer, 13 riders (seven black, six white) left Washington, D.C., on Greyhound and Trailways buses.