What were the freedom Rides and why were they conducted? What did they accomplish?

What were the freedom Rides?

Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated Southern United States in 1961 and subsequent years to challenge the non-enforcement of the United States Supreme Court decisions Morgan v. Virginia (1946) and Boynton v. Virginia

Why were they conducted?

The Freedom Rides were first conceived in 1947 when CORE and the Fellowship of Reconciliation organized an interracial bus ride across state lines to test a Supreme Court decision that declared segregation on interstate buses unconstitutional.

What did the freedom Rides accomplish?

Freedom Riders end racial segregation in Southern U.S. public transit, 1961. Goals: To desegregate interstate transportation, including highways, bus stops, and train terminals.

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