Freedom Riders on Obama’s Victory

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 […]

Miscegenation!

In Freedom Riders on Obama's Victory on 12 November 2008 with 2 comments

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 […]

Once More to the Front Lines

In Freedom Riders on Obama's Victory on 10 November 2008 with 1 comment

This is the second in a series of posts by Freedom Riders in response to Barack Obama’s victory (see the other entries here.) Robert Singleton (above) teaches economics at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife, Helen, who was also a Freedom Rider and who is pictured on the cover […]