Film: The Freedom Riders

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The last part of the film that I found interesting the group of activist called the Freedom Riders. The Freedom Riders where a small group of activists, both black and white, who decided to travel by bus through the Deep South, where segregation in bus facilities wasn't just the custom; it was the law. (Let Freedom Ring) The Freedom Riders consist of 7 white students and 6 black students. The mission was to desegregated bus terminals throughout the south. The Freedom Riders where attack by segregationists before enter Alabama. Passengers on one bus were attacked at the bus station and another bus was set on fire. Diane Nash, one of the Freedom Riders, stated, “If the Freedom Ride stopped at that point, the message would have been sent that

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