Freedom Riders In 1961 there were thirteen Freedom Riders male and female, black and white, young and old who pilgrimage off on a racial test. They used two buses for the trip putting into group on the Trailway and the other group on the Greyhound bus. In May 1961 the Freedom Riders left Washington D. C. going to New Orleans and Louisiana. The trip was only for two weeks that would cumulated down to New Orleans, where the real Celebration of the Board of Education decision. Freedom Riders main idea and goal of the trip was to go down in the south and the Deep South and challenge segregated travel facilities throughout the south. The Freedom Riders knew that they were to participate in non- violence on this trip. They were protesting against
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To me it showed that he really did not care about the people in the Deep South. Yes, it was very interesting to me because it was some great history that I did not know about. I learn that the Supreme Court back in 1961 was no help to the black people. The Supreme Court said that there was no right that a black person had that white people had to respect. (Web) As well as when the Kennedy’s came into office were not worried about the Civil Rights, they were worried about the Cold War, the Soviet Union and nuclear threat. When Civil Rights did pop up. They regarded it as a bit of a nuisance something that was getting in their way. I learn that what the Freedom Riders was trying to do was get the people of the United State to come together as a people. Also that it was about 178 Freedom Riders who cared enough for its country that they put their lives on the line for the people, and when they needed more Freedom Riders there was more to come. I learn that it was more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives in 1961 for people that they did not know was just concerned about, their country. Yes, I would recommend this video to others to watch because everyone needs to know about what the Freedom Riders stood for and what
To me it showed that he really did not care about the people in the Deep South. Yes, it was very interesting to me because it was some great history that I did not know about. I learn that the Supreme Court back in 1961 was no help to the black people. The Supreme Court said that there was no right that a black person had that white people had to respect. (Web) As well as when the Kennedy’s came into office were not worried about the Civil Rights, they were worried about the Cold War, the Soviet Union and nuclear threat. When Civil Rights did pop up. They regarded it as a bit of a nuisance something that was getting in their way. I learn that what the Freedom Riders was trying to do was get the people of the United State to come together as a people. Also that it was about 178 Freedom Riders who cared enough for its country that they put their lives on the line for the people, and when they needed more Freedom Riders there was more to come. I learn that it was more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives in 1961 for people that they did not know was just concerned about, their country. Yes, I would recommend this video to others to watch because everyone needs to know about what the Freedom Riders stood for and what