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may 4, 1961 - Freedom Rides

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he first Freedom Ride left Washington, D.C., on May 4, 1961, and was scheduled to arrive in New Orleans on May 17. Boynton outlawed racial segregation in the restaurants and waiting rooms in terminals serving buses that crossed state lines.

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may 4, 1961
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~ 64 years ago

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