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Freedom Riders
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- 1What was CORE-Civil rights activist, James Farmer founded the Congress of Racial Equality, an organisation that began a form of protest called "Freedom Rides."
- 2What were freedom rides and what was their point?-The Congress of racial equality initiated a new form of protest called "freedom rides'. Many states had still not desegregated bus services after the Montgomery ruling. Freedom riders deliberately rode buses in Birmingham, Alabama to highlight this. The interracial freedom riders also challenged the newly elected John F. Kennedy and his administration to enforce a supreme court ruling (Boynton vs Virginia) that banned the segregation of interstate transportation.
- 3What was the reaction towards freedom riders?Freedom, riders faced some of the worst violence in the civil rights campaign, The SNCC also joined in the freedom rides and received the same violent reaction. 200 freedom riders were arrested and spent 40 days in jail. A bus was firebombed in Birmingham, Freedom riders rode into a violent mob assault in Montgomery, and they were arrested in Jackson. The Governor of Alabama, John Patterson did little to protect the freedom riders safety. Although credit must go to Alabama's Director of Public Safety , Floyd mann whose actions saved several lives.
- 4What success did the Freedom Riders have?-They were successful since Attorney general Robert Kennedy finally directed the interstate Commerce Commission to enforce regulations that banned segregation in interstate terminals.
-Also Robert Patterson, the Governor of Alabama, eventually caved in from the tremendous pressure from president John F Kennedy to protect the freedom riders.
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- History Flashcards on Freedom Riders, created by Fathima Snaps on 19/11/2016.
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