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THE HISTORY

THE

HISTORY

Jim Crow Laws

Jim Crow Laws

Slow Progress

Slow Progress

The Media

The Media

Freedom to Travel

Freedom to Travel

Spirit of the Times

Spirit of the Times

What Came Next

What Came Next

THE

RIDERS

In 1961 A courageous band of civil rights activists called Freedom Riders challenged segregation in the American South.

THE RIDERS
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