Freedom Riders on Obama's Victory

A Trip to Medgar’s Grave

In Freedom Riders on Obama's Victory on 18 December 2008 with 2 comments

This is the seventh in a series of posts by Freedom Riders in response to Barack Obama’s victory (see the other entries here.)
Joan Trumpauer Mulholland grew up in Arlington and Fairfax, VA. In 1961 she was living in Arlington and working on Capitol Hill, active with the Nonviolent Action Group protesting segregation in Washington, northern [...]

Dancing in the Rain

In Freedom Riders on Obama's Victory on 17 December 2008 with 4 comments

This is the sixth in a series of posts by Freedom Riders in response to Barack Obama’s victory (see the other entries here.)
Thomas Armstrong III was born in Silver Creek, MS, in 1941. He joined the movement as a sophomore at Tougaloo College in Jackson, working on voter registration and other projects. After the Freedom [...]

On the Side of the Angels

In Freedom Riders on Obama's Victory on 15 December 2008 with 1 comment

21 Months

In Freedom Riders on Obama's Victory on 13 November 2008 with 2 comments

This is the fourth in a series of posts by Freedom Riders in response to Barack Obama’s victory (see the other entries here.)
Helen Singleton was a student at Santa Monica City College when she joined the Freedom Rides, along with her husband, Robert. They were arrested July 30, 1961, at the train station in Jackson. [...]

Miscegenation!

In Freedom Riders on Obama's Victory on 12 November 2008 with 1 comment

This is the third in a series of posts by Freedom Riders in response to Barack Obama’s victory (see the other entries here.)
Margaret Leonard grew up in Macon and Atlanta, GA, and was a sophomore at Tulane University when she joined the Freedom Rides. She was arrested June 21, 1961, at the Trailways bus station. [...]