The Impact Of The Freedom Riders

The impact of the Freedom riders, a group of civil rights activist, on the civil rights movement and the abolishment of interstate transport segregation has been extensively debated. The freedom riders were launched during the spring of 1961, created by the congress of racial equality. They would travel buses from Washington, D.C., to Jackson, Mississippi, the riders would sit on white seats in protest of segregation. Whilst opinions differ although most people agree, the evidence strongly supports that the contributions of the Freedom Riders have had a long-lasting effect on the civil rights movement. Through media coverage, political standings, creating crucial roles that need to be filled, the Journey of Reconciliation, the freedom riders

The acts of the Freedom rides aimed to abolish the federal government laws that prohibited segregation in interstate travel, such as the 1960 Boynton V. Virginia. The ICC regulations issued in response to the Freedom Rides contributed to desegregation as it removed laws around separation on interstate travel. JFK’s lack of legal precedence until fully necessary, reflecting the political realities that the activists faced. The Boynton V. Virginia hearing was a key political event that shaped the outcome of the civil rights movement. A notable extract from the hearing is “Judicial enforcement of private racial discrimination violates the 14th Amendment. - -In fact, petitioner's act would not have been criminal at common law, in almost all the other states of the Union, in England, or in the Commonwealth countries, except South Africa where similar law is directed solely at Natives.” (LOUIS H. POLLAK CONSTANCE BAKER MOTLEY Of Counsel, 1960) This source could be biased as it the court reporter was white, but it is most likely reliable as other evidence supports it. Therefore, the source is also useful as it provides information that corroborates with other sources. A government official website, highlights Robert Kennedy petition that banned segregation, and subsequently decreed that bus carriers and terminals serving interstate travel had to be integrated. Furthermore, it vaguely describes ICC involvement with the movement and the impact it had. (National Park Service GOV, 2023) This source is reliable, but the area of retrieval could be questionable as it is from a park monument, never less the information provided is useful. Several records that say “In addition, the ICC was given the task of consolidating railroad systems and managing labor disputes in interstate transport. In the 1950s and 60s the ICC enforced U.S. Supreme Court rulings that required the