Archive for April 7th, 2011

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University of Mary Washington From left to right, Freedom Riders Joan Mulholland, Charles Person, Catherine Burks-Brooks and Reginald Green pose in front of a student-created exhibit on display at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va.
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Ahead Of Anniversary, Freedom Riders Remember

Posted (Not Necessarily Written) By on Apr 07, 2011 in Race

by ALLISON KEYES NPR April 7, 2011 Fifty years ago this May, 13 people boarded a bus in Washington, D.C. The Freedom Riders, as they are called, challenged segregation on buses and in waiting rooms throughout the South. Some of those riders are using their experiences to motivate students today — to show them that [...]