A south suburban city council chamber filled with residents for a Black History celebration featuring one of the Freedom ...

In Freedom Riders, Burks says she borrowed a line from ... would not pick up their newspaper for breakfast and realize that America is not living up to the dream of liberty and justice for ...

In today's Black History Moment, Conley tells us more about Freedom Riders and their contribution to American History. On the 60th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and in ...

The Freedom Riders History In the spring of 1961, black and white civil rights activists rode buses to protest the segregationist policies of the Deep South (Marian Holmes, Brian Wolly, Photos ...

Charles Person was just 18, a freshman at Morehouse College, when he joined the Freedom Riders movement, boarding a New Orleans-bound Trailways bus in Washington on May 4, 1961.

Donation boxes were placed at the American Legion ... direct donations and donations from members of the Freedom Riders-Libby Chapter, 1,271 pounds of non-perishable food were delivered to ...

In life, he was an exemplar of American heroism, civic engagement, and servant leadership.” Leading up to and after the Freedom Riders’ journey, including beatings in Anniston, Montgomery and ...

Freedom Riders, incidentally, rode interstate buses throughout the American South and intentionally experienced racist laws and customs. They were able, by riding together in mixed racial groups ...

About the Album: World premiere recording of Richard Allen and Taran Gray's score for award-winning NYMF musical. Cast includes Brynn Williams, Anthony Chatmon II, Deon’te Goodman, Payson Lewis ...

Click here to view the funeral. Family members have announced the funeral details for the youngest original Freedom Rider and civil rights hero, Charles Person, on Monday. According to his family ...

HE FLEW SOUTH, AND BECAME THE 67TH FREEDOM RIDER, BOARDING A BUS FROM MONTGOMERY ... IT GOT THE CONSCIENCE OF AMERICA TO RESPOND, IT STOPPED SEGREGATION IN PUBLIC FACILITIES.” ...

In Freedom Riders, Burks says she borrowed a line from ... would not pick up their newspaper for breakfast and realize that America is not living up to the dream of liberty and justice for ...