Freedom riders: 1961 and the struggle for racial justice

They were black and white, young and old, men and women. In the spring and summer of 1961, they put their lives on the line, riding buses through the American South to challenge segregation in interstate transport. Their story is one of the most celebrated episodes of the civil rights movement, yet...

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Main Author: Arsenault, Raymond 1948- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford University Press 2006
In:Year: 2006
Reviews:RIDING INTO HISTORY (2007) (Maxwell, William W.)
Series/Journal:Pivotal moments in American history
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Civil rights movement / Racial segregation / Geschichte 1961
Further subjects:B Civil rights movements (Southern States) History 20th century
B African American civil rights workers History 20th century
B African Americans Segregation (Southern States) History 20th century
B Civil rights workers (United States) History 20th century
B Segregation in transportation (Southern States) History 20th century
B African American civil rights workers History 20th century
B Segregation in transportation Southern States History 20th century
B Southern States Race relations History 20th century
B Civil rights workers United States History 20th century
B African Americans Segregation Southern States History 20th century
B Civil rights movements Southern States History 20th century
B African Americans Civil rights Southern States History 20th century
B Southern States Race relations History 20th century
B African Americans Civil rights (Southern States) History 20th century
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