The Road South: Personal Stories of the Freedom Riders

by B.J. Hollars

Revisits the inspiring and heroic stories of the Freedom Riders, through their own words.

In May 1961, despite multiple Supreme Court rulings, segregation remained alive and well within the system of interstate travel. All across the American South, interstate buses as well as their travel facilities were divided racially. This blatant disregard for law and morality spurred the Congress of Racial Equality to send thirteen individuals--seven...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817319808
• ISBN13: 9780817319809
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"