Freedom Riders

Joe Scherschel1961-05-21

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Congregation at First Baptist Church applauding presence of Freedom Riders, an interracial group that faced violence and arrest for traveling together by bus as part of civil rights movement.

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Title: Freedom Riders
Date: 1961-05-21
Location: Montgomery, AL, US
Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
Subject Keywords: Baptist, In Transportation, Discrimination, People And Customs, Us, Religions, Services, African Americans, 1960s
Publisher: TimeLife
Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
Provider: LIFE
Photographer: Joe Scherschel
Original ID: TimeLife_image_219416
Credits: LIFE
Copyright: © Time Inc.

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