Freedom+Riders+oppose+segregation

Name of Event (1 pt) Freedom Riders oppose segregation

When/Where this event took place (2 pts) The Freedom Riders took place during the 1960's. Freedom Riders rode buses to segregate from certain southern states in the US. Freedom riders rode from washington DC, Montagomery, Alabama, and the buses met up in the Deep South of the US.

Who was involved? (3 pts) The National Association for the Advancement of Coloured people were involed in the freedom riders. Sates in the deep south usualy involed whites sitting in the front and blacks sitting in the back of the bus.

What happened during this event (2-4 sentences) (4 pts) During the 1960's freedom riders got on the bus, inccluding blacks and whites. They headed for deep south, because they wanted to change the JIm Crow laws of the south. They did not suceed in trying to win over the Jim Crow laws. Someone had threw a bomb at one of the bus and as the passengers ran they were beaten. The people involed were arrested but only they were only charged with, willful damage to vehicles in interstate commerce. They seen violence as soon as the passengers got off the bus.

What is the significance of this event on the Civil Rights Movement? (4-5 sentences) (8 pts) The freedom riders wanted kennedy's opinion to take a stand on the civil rights movement. In significance to the civil rights movement, freedom riders got Kennedy's reguest to outlaw segregation in interstate bus travel. That took effect in September, 1961. The Freedom Riders were journey's by the Civil Rights activist. It was important that Kennedy got involved with the Freedom Riders because he requested the state police to protect them.

On a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high) how great of an impact do you think this event had on the Civil Rights Movement? (Explain your reasoning in 4-5 sentences) (8 pts) I believe this is a 10 rate impact to the Civil Rights Movement. This is because they were fighting to make a change. They were almost willing to risk there lives to follow their opinion on the Civil Rights Movement. Even though their bus trip did not succeed, it still made a great impact on the Civil Rights Movement.

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