In 1961, an integrated group of self-proclaimed “Freedom Riders” challenged segregation by riding together on segregated buses through the deep South. They demanded unrestricted access to the buses — as well as to terminal restaurants and waiting rooms — but pledged nonviolence.
Get On The Bus: 50 Years Of ‘Freedom Rides’ : NPR
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