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In the summer of 1961, the Freedom Riders, a group of mostly young people, both black and white, including Joan Mulholland, risked their lives to challenge the system of segregation in interstate travel in the South.The University of Mississippi's Freedom riders oral history project includes interviews recorded in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of that summer.
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University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern CultureUniversity of Mississippi. Division of Outreach and Continuing EducationUniversity of Mississippi. William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation
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University of MississippiRecord Harvested From
Digital Library of GeorgiaKeywords
- African Americans
- Alabama
- Bus Travel
- Civil Rights
- Civil Rights Demonstrations
- Civil Rights Movements
- Civil Rights Workers
- College Students
- Direct Action
- Discrimination
- Discrimination In Public Accommodations
- Duke University
- Families
- Freedom Rides, 1961
- Friendship
- Harassment
- History
- Imprisonment
- Interviews
- Jackson
- Mississippi
- Mississippi State Penitentiary
- Montgomery
- Mulholland, Joan Trumpauer, 1941
- North Carolina
- Political Activity
- Prisoners
- Race Relations
- Reunions
- Segregation
- Segregation In Transportation
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
- Southern States
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)
- Students
- Tougaloo College
- United States
- Universities
- University Of Mississippi
- Women
- Women Civil Rights Workers
- Women Prisoners