In Freedom Riders, Burks says she borrowed a line from ... TN where he was deeply influenced by Rev. Kelly Miller Smith and Rev. James Lawson. On May 10, several days before the Riders crossed ...

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 youngest Freedom Rider, Charles Person, died at age 82, his family stated. He left an incredible mark on history and was a hero who risked his life during the Civil Rights Movement.

On Jan. 8, Charles Person, an original Freedom Rider, died at his home in Fayetteville, Ga., at age 82. A leader in the Civil Right Movement, Person had visited Anniston several times and came to ...

Charles Person, the youngest member of the original Freedom Riders who faced racial violence to challenge segregation in interstate travel, died on Wednesday in Fayetteville, Georgia. He was 82.

In Freedom Riders, Burks says she borrowed a line from ... TN where he was deeply influenced by Rev. Kelly Miller Smith and Rev. James Lawson. On May 10, several days before the Riders crossed ...