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The Freedom Riders are a huge part of history and have a huge impact on how our country is shaped and what truly made us the country we are today. Of course it isn’t the biggest impact or change, but it did significantly have an impact in shaping the United States. The Freedom Riders showed how if you believe in something then you need to fight for it no matter what lengths it takes to get there. I believe that is a huge problem that occured in the past and still occurs today. The problem that people want things to change, but aren’t willing to do anything to change it. They aren't willing to fight to be heard, but at the same time are willing to sit there and complain about what is going on. The Freedom Riders were a huge reason civilians started to really get superiors attention to stop things like racism and other huge problems going on.
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I felt anger and sadness and joy for the fact they finally took a stand, but mostly just a weight was lifted off my shoulders at the end. I felt like this because they finally were recognized and finally heard for the way they had been treated their whole lives. The way they were finally seen as humans and not just objects. The Freedom Riders showed an amazing amount of courage and they impacted so many lives and started so many later movements and opportunities for people experiencing other problems to be heard as well. I find this documentary heart-warming and I think it truly does show what the Freedom Riders went through and how they felt during their whole journey. I think it inspires many people facing challenges to speak out and be heard so that change in the world can finally become an option to those who are too scared of the consequences now. The Freedom Riders truly were a group to look up to and would have been an amazing group to be apart of. They will be forever in history and have a significant history and place for the rest of

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