They were black and white, young and old, men and women. In the spring and summer of 1961, they put their lives on the line, riding buses through the American South to challenge segregation in interstate transport. Their story is one of the most celebrated episodes of the civil rights movement, yet a full-length history has never been written until now. In these pages, acclaimed historian Raymond Arsenault provides a gripping account of six pivotal months that jolted the consciousness of America.
They were black and white, young and old, men and women. In the spring and summer of 1961, they put their lives on the line, riding buses through the American South to challenge segregation in interstate transport. Their story is one of the most celebrated episodes of the civil rights movement, yet a full-length history has never been written until now. In these pages, acclaimed historian Raymond Arsenault provides a gripping account of six pivotal months that jolted the consciousness of America.
Raymond Arsenault is the John Hope Franklin Professor of Southern History and co-director of the Florida Studies Program at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg. A graduate of Princeton and Brandeis, he is the author of two prize-winning books and numerous articles on race, civil rights, and regional culture.
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List of Maps Editors' Note Preface 1 You Don't Have To Ride Jim Crow 2 Beside the Weary Road 3 Hallelujah! I'm A-Travelin' 4 Alabama Bound 5 Get on Board, Little Children 6 If You Miss Me From the Back of the Bus 7 Freedom's Coming and It Won't Be Long 8 Make Me a Captive, Lord 9 Ain't Gonna Let No Jail House Turn Me 'Round 10 Woke Up This Morning with My Mind on Freedom 11 Oh, Freedom Epilogue: Glory Bound Appendix: Roster of Freedom Riders Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Index
List of Maps Editors' Note Preface 1 You Don't Have To Ride Jim Crow 2 Beside the Weary Road 3 Hallelujah! I'm A-Travelin' 4 Alabama Bound 5 Get on Board, Little Children 6 If You Miss Me From the Back of the Bus 7 Freedom's Coming and It Won't Be Long 8 Make Me a Captive, Lord 9 Ain't Gonna Let No Jail House Turn Me 'Round 10 Woke Up This Morning with My Mind on Freedom 11 Oh, Freedom Epilogue: Glory Bound Appendix: Roster of Freedom Riders Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Index
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