The group was ushered by Jackson police to a waiting paddy wagon; all Riders refused bail ... "Si" Dresner participated in the June 13-16 Interfaith Freedom Ride from Washington, DC to Tallahassee ...

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 ...

The victory won by the Freedom Riders was decisive and unambiguous, expanding the freedom of African-Americans to travel through the United States. One of 436 Freedom Riders in 1961. Credit ...

Hezekiah Watkins was the youngest Freedom Rider during the movement. In the 1960s, Watkins, who was 13, went to the bus station in downtown Jackson to watch the Freedom Riders arrive.