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Journey to Freedom - Retrace the Freedom Rides
Retrace two of the most influential Freedom Rides of 1961: the original CORE Freedom Ride and the Nashville Student Movement Ride.
Courtesy of "Freedom Riders," a WGBH production for PBS
The Oprah Winfrey Show  |  May 04, 2011
White waiting room sign Photo by Getty Images
Rock Hill, South Carolina, May 10, 1961

Several white men attack a group of CORE Freedom Riders at the Greyhound bus terminal on May 10 as they attempt to enter the whites-only waiting room. John Lewis, Al Bigelow and Genevieve Hughes sustain injuries in the attack, which is broken up by local police.
Printed from Oprah.com on Sunday, May 19, 2013
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