The Freedom Rides of 1961 weren't the only civil rights revolution taking place during this time. Find out what was happening in the Deep South and around the country that made the Freedom Rides necessary.
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Oprah Honors Freedom Riders
Black people and white people, willing to die for what was right. Fifty years later, Oprah reunites American heroes, the Freedom Riders.
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Meet the Original "Rosa Parks"
Nine months before Rosa Parks' famous protest set off the civil rights movement, a 15-year-old girl did the same thing first.
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Leaders of the Freedom Rider Movement
Get to know seven of the major players involved in the Freedom Rides of 1961.
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Q&A with Southern Historian Raymond Arsenault
Raymond Arsenault, author of Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice, reveals what motivated him to write about this movement. Plus, what he wants people to know about these American heroes.
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Excerpt from Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice
Read an excerpt from Raymond Arsenault's book, Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice.
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