Overview
The full video is found at:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srIcN1Eo_y8
Submit a short essay that answers the following questions:
What federal law and Supreme Court decision were the riders relying on?
What state laws were the riders violating?
What cities did the riders ride through?
What kind of people became freedom riders?
How did presidential politics affect the fate of the freedom riders?
Was Martin Luther King, Jr. a freedom rider? How do you feel about that?
What were the the Civil Rights Act (1964) and the Voting Rights Act (1965)?