Maguire, John David
Description
In the summer of 1961, the Freedom Riders, a group of mostly young people, both black and white, including John Dolan, risked their lives to challenge the system of segregation in interstate travel in the South.The University of Mississippi's Freedom riders oral history project includes interviews recorded in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of that summer.
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University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern CultureUniversity of Mississippi. Division of Outreach and Continuing EducationUniversity of Mississippi. William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation
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University of MississippiRecord Harvested From
Digital Library of GeorgiaKeywords
- African American Civil Rights Workers
- African Americans
- Alabama
- Arraignment
- Bus Occupants
- Bus Travel
- Buses
- Christian Ethics
- Civil Rights
- Civil Rights Demonstrations
- Civil Rights Movements
- Civil Rights Workers
- College Teachers
- Discrimination
- Discrimination In Education
- Equality
- Families
- Fear
- Freedom Rides, 1961
- Friendship
- Harassment
- History
- Imprisonment
- Interviews
- Liberty
- Mississippi
- Montgomery
- Montgomery (Ala.)
- Nonviolence
- Political Activity
- Poverty
- Race Relations
- Race Riots
- Reunions
- Segregation
- Segregation In Transportation
- Singing
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference
- Southern States
- Threats Of Violence
- United States
- United States. Interstate Commerce Commission
- Universities
- University Of Mississippi
- Violence
- Youth