The bus passengers assaulted that day were Freedom Riders, among the first of more than 400 volunteers who traveled throughout the South on regularly scheduled buses for seven months in 1961 to ...

When reporters asked Abernathy to respond to Robert Kennedy's complaint that the Freedom Riders were embarrassing the United States in front of the world, Abernathy responded, "Well, doesn't the ...

She credits this life-changing moment to the Freedom Riders. "Aboriginal people were so used to that kind of life, having no ...

In 2021, Person co-founded the Freedom Riders Training Academy to promote nonviolent protest and constitutional rights. FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. - Funeral services were held Friday for Charles Person ...

Along with the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955 and the student lunch counter sit-ins of 1960, the Freedom Rides were one of the earliest demonstrations that Gandhian principles of nonviolence could ...

Registration is underway for the 15th Freedom Ride, a patriotic bike ride on the Fourth of July that raises money for the Van Zandt VA Medical Center in Altoona. “This is a family event. It is pretty ...