James Farmer and the Freedom Rides

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Keywords
iml04.soc.ush.civil.farmer
Subjects
History-Social Science
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James Farmer and the Freedom Rides

This interview with civil rights leader James Farmer recalls the Freedom Rides of 1961, when an interracial group rode two buses through the South to test enforcement of recent Supreme Court rulings that banned segregated seating on interstate buses and trains. More than 300 Freedom Riders were arrested and jailed before the Interstate Commerce Commission enforced the rulings.
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PBS Learning Media

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