Charles Person, the youngest of the 13 original Freedom Riders, who were battered, bloodied and nearly killed as they traveled across the South in 1961, helping the civil rights movement gain ...

He also attended Morehouse College. He had aspirations of becoming a scientist. The Freedom Rides began on May 4, 1961, and continued throughout the year. They eventually included hundreds of ...

TUCKED AWAY IN ORANGE COUNTY OFF NORTH JOHN YOUNG PARKWAY IN ORLANDO, YOU’LL FIND FREEDOM RIDE, AN EQUINE CENTER WHERE ...

Mr. Gaither, who went on to play an important role in the 1961 Freedom Rides, died on Dec. 23 at his home in Prospect, Pa., north of Pittsburgh, his family said. He was 86. A little-sung catalyst ...

For Charles Person and Thomas Gaither, 1961 was an eventful year in their young lives. Person was 18 and became the youngest of the original Freedom Riders, and Gaither was 22 when he introduced the ...

Charles Person, the youngest member of the original Freedom Riders who faced racial violence to challenge segregation in interstate travel, died on Wednesday in Fayetteville, Georgia. He was 82.

Charles Person, the youngest original member of the Freedom Riders, passed away at 82 in Fayetteville. At 18, Person joined the Freedom Riders, facing violence to challenge racial segregation in ...

The Freedom Riders’ journey began on May 4 1961 when 18-year old Person and his fellow activists boarded two buses at Washington’s Greyhound station for a 17-day journey through the segregated ...

Anyone can vote in Georgia's party primary elections. Republicans want to change that, arguing people outside of their party shouldn't help pick their nominees.

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