Freedom riders

58 Pins
 10y
Collection by
Lucretia Collins, "freedom rider" (1961) Birmingham, Civil Rights Movement, History, In This Moment, Novella, Gop, Collins, Black History, Brave Women
PHOTOS: Freedom Fighter Fashion
Lucretia Collins, "freedom rider" (1961)
Undaunted: Rare and Classic Photos of MLK and the Freedom Riders | LIFE.com Amritsar, Alabama, Martin Luther King Jr, Killed In Action, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther
Photographer Spotlight: Bill Ray's Classic Celebrity Portraits - LIFE
Undaunted: Rare and Classic Photos of MLK and the Freedom Riders | LIFE.com
Undaunted: Rare and Classic Photos of MLK and the Freedom Riders | LIFE.com Robert Kennedy, Civil Rights Leaders, Montgomery, Jackson, Abernathy
Photographer Spotlight: Bill Ray's Classic Celebrity Portraits - LIFE
Undaunted: Rare and Classic Photos of MLK and the Freedom Riders | LIFE.com
1947  |    FREEDOM RIDERS, "THE JOURNEY OF RECONCILIATION" was a form of non-violent direct action to challenge segregation laws on interstate buses in the Southern United States. The two-week journey by 16 men began on April 9, 1947. Sixteen men from the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) took part, seven white and eight black. Black Power, Supreme Court, Bayard, African
1947 | FREEDOM RIDERS, "THE JOURNEY OF RECONCILIATION" was a form of non-violent direct action to challenge segregation laws on interstate buses in the Southern United States. The two-week journey by 16 men began on April 9, 1947. Sixteen men from the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) took part, seven white and eight black.
Paul Schutzer—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images Not published in LIFE. Freedom riders wait to board a bus to Jackson, Miss.  Read more: http://life.time.com/history/martin-luther-king-jr-and-the-freedom-riders-rare-photos-from-1961/#ixzz2cFxpxY00 Vintage, Rare Photos, Classic, Fotografia, Blanco Y Negro, Life Pictures, Black And White, Photojournalism
Photographer Spotlight: Bill Ray's Classic Celebrity Portraits - LIFE
Paul Schutzer—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images Not published in LIFE. Freedom riders wait to board a bus to Jackson, Miss. Read more: http://life.time.com/history/martin-luther-king-jr-and-the-freedom-riders-rare-photos-from-1961/#ixzz2cFxpxY00
The Freedom Riders Silhouette, King Jr, American, North Star
U.S. | Fox News
The Freedom Riders
Freedom Riders - A Documentary People, Museums, Documentaries
Freedom Riders - A Documentary
Freedom Riders - A Documentary
Unpublished. Paul Schutzer captures the view from a bus' window during a Freedom Ride from Montgomery, Alabama, to Jackson, Mississippi, in 1961. Before reaching Montgomery, where LIFE's Schutzer caught up with them, the Freedom Riders collided with trouble in other Alabama cities. At a station in Anniston, an angry mob slashed the tires of one bus People Around The World, First Bus, Rider, Old Photos
Unpublished. Paul Schutzer captures the view from a bus' window during a Freedom Ride from Montgomery, Alabama, to Jackson, Mississippi, in 1961. Before reaching Montgomery, where LIFE's Schutzer caught up with them, the Freedom Riders collided with trouble in other Alabama cities. At a station in Anniston, an angry mob slashed the tires of one bus
Freedom Riders Leicester, Harry Potter, Films, Inspiration, Thompson, Alan Rickman Always, Alan Rickman, Guys And Dolls, Pickpocket
Royalty-Free Stock Photos, Creative Images & Vectors | News, Fashion, and Entertainment imagery
Freedom Riders
Black Freedom Riders | Freedom Riders at one of their meetings. Police Officer, Austin Police, Donald Sterling, Real Women
. . . .AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT: “FREEDOM RIDERS” (PBS – AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: MAY 16, 2011)
Black Freedom Riders | Freedom Riders at one of their meetings.
A group of Freedom Riders from Tennessee stands at the door of a Greyhound bus in Birmingham,Ala., waiting for a bus to leave for Montgomery on May 19, 1961. (AP Photo/The Tennessean file) State University, Regents, Mississippi
Mississippi makes Freedom Ride a tourist draw
A group of Freedom Riders from Tennessee stands at the door of a Greyhound bus in Birmingham,Ala., waiting for a bus to leave for Montgomery on May 19, 1961. (AP Photo/The Tennessean file)
Freedom Riders.. America, City Limits, Freedom Summer, Bus Station, The Rev
afro-art-chick
Freedom Riders..
Freedom Riders enter a bus terminal area designated as whites-only in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1961. They were promptly arrested on charges of breaching the peace and disobeying an officer. Following the Prayer Pilgrimage, the civil rights movement made great strides — the integration of Little Rock's Central High School in fall 1957, and of Woolworth's lunch counters across the country Freedom Fighters, Vintage Photos, Jackson Mississippi, Legacy, Nostalgia, European
Freedom Riders enter a bus terminal area designated as whites-only in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1961. They were promptly arrested on charges of breaching the peace and disobeying an officer. Following the Prayer Pilgrimage, the civil rights movement made great strides — the integration of Little Rock's Central High School in fall 1957, and of Woolworth's lunch counters across the country
Bruce Davidson. USA. Montgomery, Alabama. 1961. National Guardsmen protect the Freedom Riders during their ride from Montgomery to Jackson, Mississippi. Montgomery Alabama, Mississippi Museum Of Art, Documentary Photographers, History Of Photography
Magnum Photos Photographer Portfolio
Bruce Davidson. USA. Montgomery, Alabama. 1961. National Guardsmen protect the Freedom Riders during their ride from Montgomery to Jackson, Mississippi.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Freedom Riders: The Exchange Student. Jim Zwerg's experience. Cold War, Videos, American Freedom, We The Kings
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Freedom Riders: The Exchange Student
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Freedom Riders: The Exchange Student. Jim Zwerg's experience.
Freedom Riders Protest Posters, Edtech, Online Posters, Interactive Poster, Web 2, Interactive Lessons
Multimedia Posters | Online Educational Content
Freedom Riders
On May 4, 1961, the Freedom Rides of the 1960s begin. View the full film, Freedom Riders, online for free: http://video.pbs.org/video/1925571160 Here is a description of the May 4 Freedom Ride from the PBS Freedom Riders film website: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/people/james-farmer John Lewis, James Brown, African American Slavery
On May 4, 1961, the Freedom Rides of the 1960s begin. View the full film, Freedom Riders, online for free: http://video.pbs.org/video/1925571160 Here is a description of the May 4 Freedom Ride from the PBS Freedom Riders film website: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/people/james-farmer
Slice of life: Davidson accompanied a group of fearless young Freedom Riders, capturing everyday interactions between blacks and whites in the South Angeles, Los Angeles, Photography, Photo, Davidson, Fotos, Photographer, Gang
Time of change: Remarkable black-and-white pictures from 1960s bring to life historical events and intimate moments from the civil rights era
Slice of life: Davidson accompanied a group of fearless young Freedom Riders, capturing everyday interactions between blacks and whites in the South
Freedom Riders Leave from NYC. In 1961, the Freedom Riders set out for the Deep South to defy Jim Crow laws and call for change. They were met by hatred and violence — and local police often refused to intervene. But the Riders' efforts transformed the civil rights movement. Black History Month, Jim Crow, Democracy Now
Freedom Riders Leave from NYC. In 1961, the Freedom Riders set out for the Deep South to defy Jim Crow laws and call for change. They were met by hatred and violence — and local police often refused to intervene. But the Riders' efforts transformed the civil rights movement.
On May 24, 1961 Freedom Riders get ready to board a Greyhound bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Perry, Higher Education, Yale
On May 24, 1961 Freedom Riders get ready to board a Greyhound bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
Martin Luther King Jr. and the Freedom Riders: Rare and Classic Photos | LIFE.com South, The Caged Bird Sings
Photographer Spotlight: Bill Ray's Classic Celebrity Portraits - LIFE
Martin Luther King Jr. and the Freedom Riders: Rare and Classic Photos | LIFE.com
1961. Segregated waiting room at a Greyhound bus station along the Freedom Riders' route. Martin King, 1960s, Historical Photos
Magnum Photos Photographer Portfolio
1961. Segregated waiting room at a Greyhound bus station along the Freedom Riders' route.
Diane Nash - Just one of many Freedom Riders...she did other courageous things, too.  Plus, she did a lot for us here in/from Nashville African Americans, Diane Nash, African American Women, Amazing Women, Extraordinary Women, Women
Diane Nash - Wikipedia
Diane Nash - Just one of many Freedom Riders...she did other courageous things, too. Plus, she did a lot for us here in/from Nashville
Freedom Rider Lucretia Collins Being Interviewed Crime
Royalty-Free Stock Photos, Creative Images & Vectors | News, Fashion, and Entertainment imagery
Freedom Rider Lucretia Collins Being Interviewed
A bus carrying the first set of Freedom Riders is set on fire by a bomb in Anniston. AL. #1961 New Orleans, Birmingham Alabama, Greyhound Bus, Riding, Georgia
A bus carrying the first set of Freedom Riders is set on fire by a bomb in Anniston. AL. #1961
Would you ride the bus? Freedom Riders College American Football
Remembering the Freedom Rides 50 years later
Would you ride the bus? Freedom Riders
Freedom Riders having breakfast at the Montgomery bus station.  It was the first time these facilities were used by Black travelers.  There are MANY more amazing photos in this collection remembering the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Riders. 1950s, American History X, Oldies, Back In The Day
Freedom Riders having breakfast at the Montgomery bus station. It was the first time these facilities were used by Black travelers. There are MANY more amazing photos in this collection remembering the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Riders.
In 1961, a white mob attacked a bus load of white and black "Freedom Riders" in Montgomery, Ala., who were riding buses to protest segregation, prompting the federal government to send in U.S. Marshals to restore order. Berenice Abbott, American Vintage
Today's Pictures: Freedom Riders
In 1961, a white mob attacked a bus load of white and black "Freedom Riders" in Montgomery, Ala., who were riding buses to protest segregation, prompting the federal government to send in U.S. Marshals to restore order.
Freedom Riders - assaulted by white crowds after crossing the Mason Dixon Line Presidents, Africa, Civil Rights Activists, Johnson
America's Second Reconstruction
Freedom Riders - assaulted by white crowds after crossing the Mason Dixon Line