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The main purpose was to challenge the laws of segregation in public transportation during the Civil Rights Movement.
The Freedom Rides starting May 4, 1961, was organized by CORE and the SNCC, in which participants rode on buses and trains across the country challenging the previously passed laws and regulations concerning segregated travel. Thousands of peaceful protesters, black and white alike, were given the name "Freedom Riders" because their ultimate goal of such insubordinate activity was to see if the Supreme Court's ruling of the Boynton v. Virginia in 1960 would hold true. The Court ended the segregation of passengers in interstate travel, which included transfer stations, bus stations, including restrooms and water fountains.
The Freedom Riders were successful because the Kennedy ordered the ICC to issue another desegregation order. The new ICC rules were enforced on November 1, 1961; passengers could sit where ever they pleased; "Whites" and "colored" signs over restrooms and water fountains soon disappeared; lunchrooms started serving people regardless of their color.
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The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) played a major role in sit-ins and the March on Washington?
freedom rides
Why is freedom rides important?
because
What were the different objectives of the freedom rides and freedom summer?
The freedom rides set out to test an earlier Supreme Court ruling that banned racial discrimination in interstate travel.
What was the final outcome of the freedom rides in America?
The result of Freedom Rides was that after a struggle, the laws of transport segregation were changed.
Where were sit ins and freedom riders advocated?
Sit ins and Freedom Rides were advocated mostly in the South. Georgia and Tennessee are two states that were notoriously known for their sit ins and Freedom Rides.
What were the Australian freedom rides?
There was only 1 freedom ride in Australia, and it was for Aboriginal rights
Which was a new form of protest starteeed by James farmer and CORE in 1961?
Freedom Rides through the south were started by CORE in 1961. These rides were intended to spread awareness of civil rights and the need for change.
What caused the freedom rides?
the feeling of equality for all.
What was the role of Charles Perkins in the freedom rides?
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Who created this idea of the freedom rides?
john former
Did people die during freedom rides?
y
What caused freedom rides?
the feeling of equality for all.
