Exactly 50 years ago today, 13 "Freedom Riders" — seven black and six white — rode public buses into the Deep South. Their mission: to test a brand-new federal law prohibiting segregation in ...

San Diego-raised creative team release ‘Freedom Riders’ musical soundtrack Richard Allen and Taran Gray say 18-song album featuring San Diego singers is a step toward full production ...

Richard Allen and Taran Gray, the creators of the award-winning FREEDOM RIDERS: The Civil Rights Musical will be releasing the 18-song world premiere recording in its entirety on November 19th.

In 1961, young volunteers called Freedom Riders faced danger with nonviolent protest as they challenged segregated travel through the South. On Wednesday and Thursday, the 59th anniversary of the ...

WEST LAFAYETTE — When the Freedom Riders’ buses crossed state lines and rolled into Birmingham, Montgomery and other southern cities in 1961, their goal was to end racial segregation in public ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Fantasy Playhouse Children’s Theater is debuting their first in-school touring program with “Freedom Riders”. It’s a touring performance with profes… ...

While the Freedom Rides of 1961 are an honored part of the Civil Rights movement, the response of Southern racists is less well-known. The Reverse Freedom Rides sent scores of African Americans north.