Archive for April 3rd, 2012

3 Apr

Slideshow of MLK and the Freedom Riders

Posted by scoop2go in African Americans, Audiovisual and video, Chapter 37, Chapter 38, Civil Rights.

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the start of the Freedom Rides on May 3, 1961:

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/LIFE-MLK–Freedom-Rides/ss/events/us/050411lifemlk

And here’s a link to the PBS episode of the American Experience:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/

It includes a nifty timeline too!