Episode 271
May 24, 1961: Freedom Riders Arrested
On this day in 1961, a group of civil rights activists rode a bus into Jackson, Mississippi. Despite federal protections, all riders were jailed, labeled “criminals” for entering a bus stop.
Today in True Crime · Parcast Network
May 24, 202014m 9s
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Show Notes
On this day in 1961, a group of civil rights activists rode a bus into Jackson, Mississippi. Despite federal protections, all riders were jailed, labeled “criminals” for entering a bus stop.
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