The Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States in the 1960s to challenge the non-enforcement of the Supreme Court decision that banned segregation in interstate travel facilities. They faced violent attacks from white supremacists, as well as imprisonment. The Freedom Riders originated in Washington D.C. and were started by James L. Farmer Jr., an African American civil rights leader, who helped make segregation unacceptable through their activism and willingness to endure hardships for desegregation.

1. Freedom Riders a speck of light in these dark days

8. Jim Zwerg was the injured man in the previous slide.

9. GUESS HOW MANY FREEDOM RIDERS WERE JAILED IN MISSISSIPPI

11. Guess how many Freedom Riders were jailed in Tallahassee

13. All right, lets get back on track

14. Where did the Freedom Riders orginate? Washington D.C.

17. Who started the Freedom Riders?

18. SOME WHITE GUY???

19. James L. Farmer, Jr. AND NO HE WASNOT WHITE!!!

21. What I'm trying to say is...

22. People can make differences

23. Human's or not

24. Big or small

25. FREEDOM RIDERS MADE A DIFFRENCE.

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