"The Freedom Riders fearlessness serves as an inspiration to all, as these brave fighters for freedom were willing to risk their lives in the name of human rights, civil rights, and equal opportunity. Today and everyday, we recognize and honor the work of the Freedom Riders."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Kweisi Mfume:
"In the end, the Freedom Riders influence grew overwhelmingly strong and compelled the Kennedy administration to usurp any attempts by the states to segregate interstate transit terminals."Read on Twitter
"Among the Freedom Riders was my friend and colleague the late Honorable John Lewis. Despite enduring violence and mobs in retaliation to the activists efforts, the original thirteen riders inspired hundreds of new contributors to join the cause."Read on Twitter
"Sixty-one years ago today, 13 brave civil rights activists, the Freedom Riders, started protests in parts of the country that defiantly ignored the Supreme Court ruling which declared segregated interstate travel unconstitutional."Read on Twitter
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