HAS ANYONE HEARD OF THE FREEDOM RIDERS?

[angel2506]

ok i know alot of ppl focus on mlkjr and black men and women of today but most have never heard of the freedom riders,
these men and women rode the bus system of the day and quietlly sat in the front and the white that rode with them rode in the back. in the face of danger of being burned alive in one bus, betten or danger of being killed they rode. in quiet protest.

[angel2506]

theys men and women had guts

[angel2506]

????

[angel2506]

hello?
anyone?

[FreyaMontenegro]

As a matter of fact i have heard of them. And did you know that there was a white man named James Zwerg that got beaten and almost killed so the men and women on the bus could get out to safety when it was attacked. He wasn't the only one that was beaten, there were several more.

Just cause they wanted to make a difference!!

[angel2506]

MikuHatsune0001

As a matter of fact i have heard of them. And did you know that there was a white man named James Zwerg that got beaten and almost killed so the men and women on the bus could get out to safety when it was attacked. He wasn't the only one that was beaten, there were several more.

Just cause they wanted to make a difference!!

say i heard of james zwerg. and i really am in awe of these brave men and women.

[Miss-dark8607]

I remember reading an young adult novel on it.

[iLozerCake]

They were showing a documentary of Freedom Riders on PBS (I don't know if you get that, or if it's just an Oregon station. Dx). Very fascinating.

The one thing I liked about the documentary was this song:



This was sung during prison to warn the police that, of course, buses were coming.

In an interview, one white male was asked why he was going to jail, and he told him, "because it was the right thing to do."

[Shadow Ra Warrior]

WVIZ showed this last year; I remember it well!