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The American South was a segregated society 50 years ago. In 1960, the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed racial segregation in restaurants and bus terminals serving interstate travel, but African-Americans who tried to sit in the “whites only” section risked injury or even death at the hands of white mobs. In May of 1961, groups of […] The post The Freedom Riders appeared first on Audio by Adam. Related Posts “Black Gotham” 19th Century African American New York, Gays in the Military: Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, The “Green Tortoise” Bus: Making the Miracle