Who are the 13 Freedom Riders?

Led by CORE Director James Farmer, 13 young riders (seven black, six white, including but not limited to John Lewis (21), Genevieve Hughes (28), Mae Frances Moultrie, Joseph Perkins, Charles Person (18), Ivor Moore, William E. Harbour (19), Joan Trumpauer Mullholland (19), and Ed Blankenheim).

What happened to the original Freedom Riders?

The Freedom Riders escaped the bus as it burst into flames, only to be brutally beaten by members of the surrounding mob. The second bus, a Trailways vehicle, traveled to Birmingham, Alabama, and those riders were also beaten by an angry white mob, many of whom brandished metal pipes.

Where can I find the movie Freedom Riders?

Watch Freedom Riders | Prime Video.

Did the Freedom Riders achieve anything?

The Riders were successful in convincing the Federal Government to enforce federal law for the integration of interstate travel.

What was the experience of the Freedom Riders?

Deliberately violating Jim Crow laws in order to test and challenge a segregated interstate travel system, the Freedom Riders met with bitter racism and mob violence along the way, sorely testing their belief in nonviolent activism.

What did the Freedom Rides of 1961 do?

Raymond Arsenault, Historian: The Freedom Rides of 1961 were the simple but daring plan: The Congress of Racial Equality came up with the idea to put blacks and whites in small groups on commercial buses, and they would deliberately violate the segregation laws of the deep South.

What did John Lewis say about the Freedom Riders?

John Lewis, Freedom Rider: “I’m a senior at American Baptist Theological Seminary, and hope to graduate in June. I know that an education is important, and I hope to get one. But at this time, human dignity is the most important thing in my life. That justice and freedom might come to the Deep South.”

Who are the main characters in Freedom Riders?

From award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson ( Wounded Knee, Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple, The Murder of Emmett Till ) Freedom Riders features testimony from a fascinating cast of central characters: the Riders themselves, state and federal government officials, and journalists who witnessed the Rides firsthand.