Freedom Riders

Black history month

Freedom riders

Final project

Summary

Where ?

When ?

Who's Ku Klux Klan ?

Why and how ?

Who ?

What happens next ?

When ?

A historical timeline

Four first dates

First traject (7 black people and 6 white people)

May 4, 1961

First attack against freedom riders

May 9, 1961

Attack by the Ku Klux Klan

May 14, 1961

Attempt to help

May 17, 1961

Four last dates

Direction Montgomery

May 20, 1961

Meeting at the First Baptist Church in Montgomery

May 21, 1961

Arrests in Jackson, in Mississippi

May 24, 1961

December 10, 1961

Last traject

Who's Ku Klux Klan ?

Yes, it's important

Ku Klux Klan

Company of white extremist people of United States.

Who ?

Associations, groups or strangers ?

Who do that ?

White people

And

Black people

Where ?

A map of United States

Freedom riders' map

Why and how ?

What's the reason ?

Why and how

1. Protest segregated bus terminal
2. Tried to use restrooms and lunch conter for white
3. Drew international attention to the civil rights movement

What happens next ?

After or during a trip

What happens next

Were confronted by arresting police officer

Were confronted by horrific violence from white people

Sources

History

Rtbf.be

Freedom riders

Google Map

L'internaute

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1PLiMn1JKUJsbntfs7tVB4EK2Vq8&hl=en&ll=41.9887819643169%2C-95.91426529547728&z=4

https://www.rtbf.be/article/il-y-a-60-ans-les-freedom-riders-entamaient-un-voyage-pour-leurs-droits-au-peril-de-leur-vie-10745615

https://freedomriders1960s.weebly.com/

https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/freedom-rides

https://www.linternaute.fr/dictionnaire/fr/definition/ku-klux-klan/

THANKS !

Never again !