Dr. D. Elisabeth GlasscoThe Freedom Rideers are most exemplary of how the energy of youth can was used to complement the wisdom of the elders. Students and young adults boarded buses to challenge segregation in interstate transportation. They faced extreme violence, especially in places like Birmingham and Montgomery.
Image 1: A Greyhound bus burns after being firebombed by a mob outside of Anniston, Alabama.
Image 2: Freedom Rider, set upon after he and others arrived in Montgomery.
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