The Story of a Mob and the KKK vs. the Freedom Riders of 1961
Our American Stories
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4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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On this episode of Our American Stories, Kirk Higgins, the Senior Director of Content at the Bill of Rights Institute, tells the story of one of the most harrowing bus journeys of all time, the courageous men and women who went on it, and the mob that attacked them for wanting to ride as equals to each other.
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