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Video: Freedom Riders 50 Years Later: The Impact

The Freedom Riders didn’t just end segregation on interstate travel, they awakened the world to America’s racial problems. The social activism of the Freedom Riders inspired others to take action. (Produced by Ryon Horne and Angela Tuck/AJC)
Jan 4, 2017

The Freedom Riders didn’t just end segregation on interstate travel, they awakened the world to America’s racial problems. The social activism of the Freedom Riders inspired others to take action. (Produced by Ryon Horne and Angela Tuck/AJC)

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