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The Freedom Riders's goal was to challenge the Jim Crow laws of the South. The original movement began with a group of 40 individuals who boarded buses in Washington DC. They planned to travel throughout the South, eventually ending up in New Orleans. They were stopped and met with resistance in Alabama.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoIn 1961 James Farmer, the leader of CORE, asked groups of African Americans and white Americans to travel into the South to draw attention to the South's segregation of bus terminals.
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∙ 12y agothe Australian freedom ride was about standing up for aborignal rights
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∙ 8y agoThe freedom riders were people who worked to get African American's registered to vote. Their goal was getting people registered and to the polls.
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∙ 14y agodesegregation of buses and bus terminals
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The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) played a major role in sit-ins and the March on Washington?
freedom rides
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.
When was the second freedom ride?
The first freedom ride was in 1942.
The freedom rides were organized to test?
the were organized to test a supreme court decision.
What theme is shared by the Gettysburg address and the declaration of independence?
freedom as the ultimate goal.
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.
When was the second freedom ride?
The first freedom ride was in 1942.
What was the role of Charles Perkins in the freedom rides?
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What caused freedom rides?
the feeling of equality for all.
What caused the freedom rides?
the feeling of equality for all.
Who created this idea of the freedom rides?
john former
