| Clip Of Freedom Riders
Description
Dorothy Walker told the story of the Freedom Riders and their trip from Washington, D.C. through the South to challenge illegal segregation laws related to interstate travel. Many travelers were attacked and arrested along their journey in 1961.
12 minutes
Bell Ringer Assignment
- When did the Freedom Rides occur in the timeline of the Civil Rights Movement?
- What were the methods and goals of the Freedom Rides?
- What concerns did Martin Luther King, Jr. have for the Freedom Riders?
- Describe the different experiences and confrontations that the Freedom Riders had in the different cities throughout the journey.
- What was Judge Frank M Johnson's ruling on the Freedom Rides? What happened as a result of this ruling?
- Explain the results and effects of the Freedom Rides.
Participants
Vocabulary
- Boynton V. Georgia
- Brown V. Board Of Education
- Freedom Rides
- Integration
- John Lewis
- Jr
- Martin Luther King
- Sclc
- Segregation
- Sit-ins