Freedom+Rides



Freedom Rides were rides on interstate buses into the segregated South promoting freedom for blacks and equal rights. These rides were dangerous and caused camotion throughout the South. The purpose was to test the recent Supreme Court decision Boynton vs. Virginia. The first freedom ride left from Washington D.C. on May 4, 1961. Some rides were successful, others were not. Many were bombarded, bombed, thrown rocks at, or destroyed by people who hated racist people. These rides proved that even though the Supreme Court had allowed African-Americans to excercise new rights, people still didnt believe in integraton.

Information provided by: America Pathways to the Present pg. 710 [] Picture Provided by: []