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Freedom Riders' Portraits
More than 300 Freedom Riders were imprisoned in 1961. Where are they now? Find out in this excerpt from Breach of Peace.
The Oprah Winfrey Show  |  May 04, 2011
David Myers and Winonah Beamer
David Myers and Winonah Beamer, Now

Since then: They married in April 1962. David worked as a photographer for several years, first at Central State, then for newspapers in Xenia, Ohio, and Waterloo, Iowa. [He also] worked for three years as the sports information director at Central State. Then worked until 2002 as a photographer, reporter and editor for WHIO-TV in Dayton, Ohio.

Winonah spent most of her career working with profoundly retarded adolescents and adults at a number of institutions in Ohio, including 22 years with the Montgomery County Board of Mental Retardation.

They now live in Ellenton, Florida. Winonah works part time as a toll taker on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, which crosses Tampa Bay. David works part time for the county's Mediterranean fruit fly containment program.
Printed from Oprah.com on Tuesday, June 18, 2013
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