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50th Anniversary of the First Freedom Ride: New Documentary Recounts Historic 1961 Effort to Challenge Segregated Bus System in the Deep South

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Transit Organizer | Leave a comment

50th Anniversary of the First Freedom Ride: New Documentary Recounts Historic 1961 Effort to Challenge Segregated Bus System in the Deep South.

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Posted in Public Transportation, Transit Justice

Tagged Amy Goodman, buses, civil rights, Democracy Now!, Freedom Riders, Freedom Rides, Public Transit, segregation, Stanley Nelson

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