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http://www.core-online.org/History/freedom%20rides.htm

http://www.blackpast.org/aah/freedom-rides-1961

https://www.britannica.com/event/Freedom-Rides

https://www.npr.org/2006/01/12/5149667/get-on-the-bus-the-freedom-riders-of-1961

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The freedom riders influenced not only black individuals to aim for freedom for themselves but also white individuals to help the blacks to gain their freedom and equality. They wanted to take away the "separate but equal" theory and allow everyone to be fair and equal.

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This cartoon shows black and white individuals sitting on the bus which was what they were aiming to do, holding signs and protesting equality and freedom for african americans in the south.

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The issues proposed in the freedom rides in the 1960s was due to the violation of the first amendment-

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Boynton vs Virginia: This case overturned a conviction of an  African american law student for trespassing by being in a restaurant in a bus terminal that was declared  "whites only". It was said  that racial segregation in public transportation was illegal because it  violated the Interstate Commerce Act.

Morgan vs Virginia: the US Supreme Court  ruled that Virginia's state law enforcing segregation on interstate buses was "unconstitutional"

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Boycotting buses
Lunch Counter sit-ins
relied on nonviolence

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The freedom riders head to washington dc to recruit new riders

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The freedom riders head back home due to dangerous circumstances.

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The riders arrive in Atlanta and received a speech from Martin Luther King Jr to promote their efforts.

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The riders arrive in South Carolina

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The riders arrived in New Orleans to celebrate the anniversary of the Brown v. Board decision that outlawed segregation in schools.

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The first Freedom ride

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Freedom riders were groups of black and white civil rights activists who went on bus trips through the south to protest segregated bus terminals. A result was police arresting the riders for trespassing, unlawful assembly, and violating jim crow laws. The most popular and well known freedom ride was the ride of 1961.

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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 

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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 

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The SNCC was a group that was formed in an effort to give younger black individuals a larger voice in the civil rights movement

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The congress of racial equality (CORE) helped to sponsor the majority of the freedom rides. It's mission is "to bring about equality for all people regardless of race, creed, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or ethnic background." In April of 1947, CORE sent a group of black and white men on a two week journey through the south resulting in the protesters being arrested.

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James Peck was an american activist who was the only one who participated in both the Journey of Reconciliation and the 1961 Freedom Ride. Peck traveled with 15 other people and was arrested in Winnsboro, South Carolina for protesting.

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Stokely Carmichael  was born in Trinidad and moved to the United States at 11 years old. Carmichael was one of the original organizers of the 1961 Freedom Ride and traveled from New Orleans to Jackson with eight other riders. During their protest, they encountered white protesters who blocked their way. Carmichael says: "They were shouting. Throwing cans and lit cigarettes at us. Spitting on us"; however, they were eventually able to board.

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James farmer was a freedom rider  "who pushed for nonviolent protest to dismantle segregation, and served alongside Martin Luther King Jr". He initiated and organized the 1961 Freedom Ride while subsequently working for the NAACP.