Although other attempts at breaking the color barrier on public transportation and in public accommodations had been attempted before, May 4, 1961 is generally regarded as the official start of the Freedom Riders campaign to protest segregation and other "Jim Crow" policies in the American South. Despite US Supreme Court rulings outlawing discrimination of this type, the laws were still enforced throughout the South and other regions of the country.
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8/26/2022 09:49:59 am
They called national attention to the disregard for the federal law and the local violence used to enforce segregation in the southern United States. Thank you for sharing your great post!
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8/26/2022 10:09:13 am
Police arrested riders for trespassing, unlawful assembly, violating state and local Jim Crow laws, and other alleged offenses, but often they first let white mobs attack them without intervention. I’m so thankful for your helpful post!
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