Freedom Riders: Racism, Hate, And Segregation
Monica Pizano
History 2112
Mr. Pardue
November 1, 2014
Freedom Riders The 1960s came with an endless amount of racism, hate, and segregation. The South was notorious for this. Life in the United States for African Americans was an ongoing challenge. Even after slavery and denial of right to vote based on color was outlawed, African Americans were still victims to segregation. Although segregation on interstate buses was outlawed, Southern states did not abide by this. From this came the formation of the freedom riders who made the decision to travel into the segregated Deep South.
Life was especially difficult in the South for African Americans. After Brown v Board in 1954, only 49 schools in the South desegregated. Restrooms, restaurants, buses, etc. were still segregated. Several African Americans could not vote. White people did exactly what they have always done and so did colored people. It was said because it worked out best. Simple things, such as both races sitting together in front of the bus, threatened people. This Southern way of life was filled with humiliation, embarrassment and discrimination. …show more content…
They wanted to see a new movement in the South for equality. Choosing to take interstate busses was the first sign of their dedication. Busses were one of the many things that were still segregated in the South. The Freedom Riders started off as a group of twelve people who took two busses, six in each. As they traveled in the South, blacks and whites would go into places to get the reaction of the workers. The Freedom Riders made the decision to protest peacefully. No matter how violent situations were to get, they would take it. They understood the possible consequences such as: getting arrested, beaten, discriminated, but had no possible way of knowing to what
History 2112
Mr. Pardue
November 1, 2014
Freedom Riders The 1960s came with an endless amount of racism, hate, and segregation. The South was notorious for this. Life in the United States for African Americans was an ongoing challenge. Even after slavery and denial of right to vote based on color was outlawed, African Americans were still victims to segregation. Although segregation on interstate buses was outlawed, Southern states did not abide by this. From this came the formation of the freedom riders who made the decision to travel into the segregated Deep South.
Life was especially difficult in the South for African Americans. After Brown v Board in 1954, only 49 schools in the South desegregated. Restrooms, restaurants, buses, etc. were still segregated. Several African Americans could not vote. White people did exactly what they have always done and so did colored people. It was said because it worked out best. Simple things, such as both races sitting together in front of the bus, threatened people. This Southern way of life was filled with humiliation, embarrassment and discrimination. …show more content…
They wanted to see a new movement in the South for equality. Choosing to take interstate busses was the first sign of their dedication. Busses were one of the many things that were still segregated in the South. The Freedom Riders started off as a group of twelve people who took two busses, six in each. As they traveled in the South, blacks and whites would go into places to get the reaction of the workers. The Freedom Riders made the decision to protest peacefully. No matter how violent situations were to get, they would take it. They understood the possible consequences such as: getting arrested, beaten, discriminated, but had no possible way of knowing to what