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may 4, 1961 - The start of The freedom riders civil rights protest #boycott#takingastand

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The freedom riders were African American civil rights activists who rode on interstate buses to the segregated south, to challenge the non-enforcement of the United States Supreme court. This date represents the beginning of the movement.

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may 4, 1961
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~ 64 years ago

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