When the Freedom Riders rolled into Jackson in 1961, Mississippi responded with mass arrests — and the Riders answered with a ...

After a mob attacked a bus with protesters in Alabama in 1961, hundreds more joined the cause. Bettmann / Corbis On Sunday, May 14, 1961—Mother's Day—scores of angry white people blocked a Greyhound ...

The event was called “Then and Now: What Has Changed?” and had guest speaker Hezekiah Watkins, who is the last surviving Freedom Rider. The Freedom Riders worked during the Civil Rights Movement to ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MARKHAM, Ill. – A south suburban city ...

When John Moody boarded the Greyhound bus to Montgomery, Ala., in 1961 as a Freedom Rider, he said he didn’t know what to expect. He said he could not have predicted that he would be thrown in jail ...

The youngest Freedom Rider, Charles Person, died at age 82, his family stated. He left an incredible mark on history and was a hero who risked his life during the Civil Rights Movement. According to ...