Saturday, February 4, 2012

The Freedom Riders

Watch Freedom Riders on PBS. See more from American Experience.


A group of Black and White Americans took buses into the South to challenge segregation. This is their incredible story.

Friday, February 3, 2012

Lunch Counter Sit-In

In 1960, 4 students began a protest at a Woolworth's Lunch Counter. This was one of many protests to challenge racial segregation in the South.