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OPRAH HONORS AMERICAN HEROES: THE FREEDOM RIDERS REUNITE 50 YEARS LATER
may 4, 2011
Oprah and the 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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Oprah
In this extraordinary moment in history, 178 participants of the Freedom Rides reunite on The Oprah Show.
Janie Forsyth McKinney and Hank Thomas
In 1961, a little girl defied the Klan. Watch as a Freedom Rider reconnects with this "little angel."
Ernest "Rip" Patton, Jr.
Prison guards made riders miserable, but singing kept their spirits alive. Watch a rousing re-enactment.
Freedom Rider
Men and women of all ages and races risked their lives for equality. What inspired Riders' courage?
EXCLUSIVES
Oprah's tribute to Freedom Riders
Retrace the Freedom Riders' bus route, learn about life in Parchman Prison and much more.
John Lewis
John Lewis, Diane Nash and others share ways to right the world's wrongs.
Jean Thompson
Look back at Riders' mug shots and find out what they're doing 50 years later.
Diane Nash and Oprah
Diane Nash shares what we can learn from the Rides and more. Only on Oprah.com.
Map of the Freedom Rides
From Washington, D.C., to the Deep South, follow the routes with this interactive map.
Oprah
Oprah asks: "What's wrong with the world? What can we do to change it?" Speak your mind.
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Freedom Rider Hank Thomas reunites with Janie Forsyth McKinney. When the Freedom Riders arrived in Anniston, Alabama, their bus was bombed and the Riders suffered smoke inhalation and beatings from an angry mob. Brave Janie, just 12 years old at the time, More

Retrace two of the most influential Freedom Rides of 1961: the original CORE Freedom Ride and the Nashville Student Movement Ride. More
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