The freedom riders were “A group of northern idealists active in the civil rights movement.” (“Freedom Riders” 1) “The Freedom Riders, who included both blacks and whites, rode buses into the South in the early 1960s in order to challenge racial segregation. Freedom Riders were regularly attacked by mobs of angry whites and received often belated protection from federal officers.” (“Freedom Riders” 1) Due to the freedom riders efforts, supporters of segregation inflicted viscous violence against the freedom riders. There were several causes for the violence that occurred. One cause was, “The 1961 Freedom Rides sought to test a 1960 decision by the Supreme Court in Boynton v. Virginia that segregation of interstate transportation facilities,
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Also the “Freedom Riders ended racial segregation in Southern U.S. public transit, in 1961.” ("Freedom Riders End Racial Segregation in Southern U.S. Public Transit, 1961." 1) Pain and suffering was brought upon the Freedom Riders in the riots and attacks on them. The riders were beaten, thrown in jail, firebombed, treated very unfairly, etc… The Freedom rides and the attacks towards the riders, what they had to face, changed the way the world viewed African Americans. Other countries were seeing what was happening in the United States, the unfair treatment and the mass violence towards the blacks in America, where all men were supposedly created equal and what was occurring wasn’t showing that at all. The African Americans were not being treated equal and other countries were showing compassion towards the blacks of …show more content…
Fast acting authorities would have help prevent some of the violence. The attacks could have been lessened if there wasn’t such a prejudice bias in the law enforcement back when these events were occurring. The violence inflicted on the Freedom Riders was horrible. Although if it didn’t occur then attention wouldn’t have been drawn to the movement and in turn segregation of interstate transportation facilities, including bus terminals would not have ended when it did.
The Violence against the Freedom Riders made the world have compassion for the African Americans. Making them change their principles towards the African Americans. It helped make a way for African Americans to be active citizens in America. Also it changed the way people viewed blacks. What the Freedom Riders did and all the violence they faced left a lasting legacy and helped give African American’s
Also the “Freedom Riders ended racial segregation in Southern U.S. public transit, in 1961.” ("Freedom Riders End Racial Segregation in Southern U.S. Public Transit, 1961." 1) Pain and suffering was brought upon the Freedom Riders in the riots and attacks on them. The riders were beaten, thrown in jail, firebombed, treated very unfairly, etc… The Freedom rides and the attacks towards the riders, what they had to face, changed the way the world viewed African Americans. Other countries were seeing what was happening in the United States, the unfair treatment and the mass violence towards the blacks in America, where all men were supposedly created equal and what was occurring wasn’t showing that at all. The African Americans were not being treated equal and other countries were showing compassion towards the blacks of …show more content…
Fast acting authorities would have help prevent some of the violence. The attacks could have been lessened if there wasn’t such a prejudice bias in the law enforcement back when these events were occurring. The violence inflicted on the Freedom Riders was horrible. Although if it didn’t occur then attention wouldn’t have been drawn to the movement and in turn segregation of interstate transportation facilities, including bus terminals would not have ended when it did.
The Violence against the Freedom Riders made the world have compassion for the African Americans. Making them change their principles towards the African Americans. It helped make a way for African Americans to be active citizens in America. Also it changed the way people viewed blacks. What the Freedom Riders did and all the violence they faced left a lasting legacy and helped give African American’s