After Hank Thomas and other Freedom Riders barely escaped death, new Riders poured into the South for months, risking everything to force the country to face the hateful actions upholding unlawful ...

On the "Seven Days of 1961" podcast, activists, many of whom were teenagers, share how they risked everything to challenge white supremacy. On episode four: The Freedom Ride movement almost ended ...

The Freedom Riders were met with further violence when they passed into Alabama on May 14, ... His death leaves Hank Thomas, 83, as the last of the original Freedom Riders.

The July 4th holiday is a celebration of freedom, including our American freedom of religious faith. But that proud tradition ...

The Freedom Rides are a powerful example of the use of nonviolent direct action to enforce justice and fair laws. Remember, by 1961, federal law forbid segregation on interstate buses.

The “reverse freedom rides” of 1962 were meant to provoke Northern politicians, and have drawn comparisons to the recent flights of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard.

His death leaves Hank Thomas, 83, as the last of the original Freedom Riders. In his lectures and conversations with students, Mr. Person emphasized education and reconciliation, saying he ...

Charles Person, one of the original Freedom Riders, at his home in Georgia in March. He holds a photo showing a White mob attacking him in 1961 at a Birmingham, Alabama, bus station.