The documentary included the sit-ins which were created as a nonviolent protest. The sit-ins and marches resulted in a string of arrests, including the arrest of …show more content…
The Freedom Riders, who were recruited by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), a U.S. civil rights group, departed from Washington, D.C., and attempted to integrate facilities at bus terminals along the way into the Deep South. African-American Freedom Riders tried to use “whites-only” restrooms and lunch counters, and vice versa. The group encountered tremendous violence from white protestors along the route, but also drew international attention to their cause. Over the next few months, several hundred Freedom Riders engaged in similar actions. The actions of the freedom riders were brave and deserved to be commemorated. Without people like them the advancement of colored people maybe would’ve never happened It depressing to see how people could go against such a thing. I don't know why people would want to enslave another race just because they are different. The Freedom Riders shpwed how affected non-violence protest could