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Freedom riders

From November 1, 1961, all interstate buses were required to display a certificate that reading: "Seating aboard this vehicle is without regard to race, color, creed, or national origin, by order of the Interstate Commerce Commission"..

• Beginning in May, 1961
• The Freedom Riders wanted to test whether they could sit wherever they wanted on long distance bus trips into the South
• tarted in Washington, D.C., headed to New Orleans
• Once they traveled into the Carolinas, they were met with violence
• In Anniston, AL, Freedom Riders were physically attacked and the bus was burned
• The first Freedom Ride ended before it reached New Orleans, but the news and pictures got America’s attention.
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