"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
Here are other recent tweets from Kweisi Mfume:
"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
"Thank you State Senator Sarah Elfreth (@SenatorSarah), @EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe, and @EPA Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz for your service and commitment. #ChesapeakeBay" on May 3Read on Twitter
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