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 ...

Congregants celebrated the Freedom Riders, lifting their voices in song amid impassioned speeches by King, Fred Shuttlesworth, and James Farmer. It was close to midnight when the meeting ended.

At 57, she was the oldest of the female Freedom Riders. Albert Bigelow (1906–1993) A Boston native, Bigelow studied at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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.

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 ...

Herbert Young was 25 years old in 1961 when he made history busing Freedom Riders through Alabama’s capital city of Montgomery, where an angry mob confronted them. He died on Jan. 2 at age 86 ...

Vice President Kamala Harris' first 2024 presidential campaign video is soundtracked by Beyoncé's "Freedom," a cut from her 2016 landmark album, "Lemonade." ...

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 ...

More: Freedom Riders revolutionized American travel, transit 60 years ago James L. Farmer Jr. (1920-1999) Raised by a professor who taught divinity at Howard University, James Farmer Jr. was a ...

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 ...

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.

Beyoncé permitted Kamala Harris to use "Freedom" during her first public appearance as a presidential candidate. It’s the Harris-Walz campaign's official song.