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Freedom Riders were groups of white and African American civil rights activists who participated in Freedom Rides, bus trips through the American South in 1961 to protest segregated bus terminals.

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May 4th, 1961- Beginning of Freedom Rides when 7 African Americans and 6 whites rode a series of busses throughout the Southern US in order to protest against the segregation in the Interstate bus terminals
May 14th, 1961-200 white people surrounded the bus in Alabama and the mob threw sharp objects and small bombs onto the bus
July 20,1961-Freedom Riders who were arrested in May in Jackson, Mississippi were released

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Rev. Ralph Abernathy
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Diane Nash
Fred Shuttlesworth
C.T. Vivian
James Lawson

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Freedom Rides was from May 4, 1961-September 1961

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CORE(Congress of Racial Equality)-Aimed to desegregate public transportation throughout the south. It organized Freedom Rides after the organization's 1947 Journey of Reconciliation.

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Martin Luther King Jr.-Used the power of words and acts of nonviolent resistance
Rev. Ralph Abernathy-He organized the historic Montgomery Bus Boycott

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Sound Smart: The Freedom Rides | History

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During the Civil Rights Movement, the 14th Amendment wasn't being followed. The 14th Amendment addressed many aspects of citizenship and the rights of citizens.

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Boynton v. Virginia--Case in 1960 that was the segregation of interstate transportation facilities, including bus terminals, was unconstitutional as well.

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How did it affect groups involved in the Civil Rights?

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How did it affect groups involved in the Civil Rights?

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The Freedom Rides group tried to make a difference for the African Americans and Whites. They tried to use "whites-only" restrooms and lunch counters at bus stations in Alabama, South Carolina and other Southern states.

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https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/freedom-rides
https://www.preceden.com/timelines/330231-freedom-rides-

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Explanation:Today in our society even though the segregation law is over with we still have people who feels a certain way about people of their opposite race.

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Freedom Rides violated the 14th Amendment. The Freedom Rides wanted to be able to do certain things together, but most people wouldn't allow it to happen.

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Baptist minister and social activist who led the U.S civil rights movement from the mid-1950s.

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An acclaimed American civil rights activist. She was involved with integrating lunch counters through sit-ins. She was born in Chicago, Illinois.

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Christian journalist, known for his work with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As National Director of Affiliates.

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American activist and university professor. He was a leading theoretician and tactician of nonviolence within the Civil Rights Movements.