Video: 'The Heinous 1961 KKK Attack on the Freedom Riders'

(Thursday, May 4, 1961; part of the Civil Rights Movement) — Thirteen members of the interracial “Freedom Riders” group, including 21-year-old John Lewis, boarded regular interstate Greyhound and Trailways buses today in Washington, D.C., and headed for the Deep South to challenge the non-enforcement of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Boynton v. Virginia (1960), which declared segregation in interstate bus and rail stations unconstitutional. Continue reading First ‘Freedom Riders’ depart for Deep South to challenge segregation in public transit 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 4 1961) →