One of the most significant movements post the Supreme Court decisions on Equal rights, was the acts of the Freedom Rides. They were a group of African American and white citizens who joined together to protest segregated bus terminals. Starting in Washington, DC this group drove busses to the segregated south to challenge the non-enforcement of the United States Supreme Court decision on segregated buses.
On May 4, 1961, the group left and headed toward New Orleans in Louisiana. They started to see protests and members started to become arrested in Virginia. But when they reached South Carolina some group members were beaten and arrested. Along the journey through the South, they were constantly told they would never make it through Alabama and should stop immediately. The group without hesitation decided to keep going and reach Alabama on May 14th. Before their arrival in Anniston, AL the police gave KKK members full authority to strike against the Freedom Riders.
When they arrived chaos erupted and immediately a bus with freedom riders was lit on fire and sent people running for their lives. When they exited the bus they were met by a violent and angry white mob. The police officers did not stop anyone and continued to arrest the Freedom Rides.
https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/freedom-rides
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