On 4 May 1961, 13 Freedom Riders left Washington, D.C., in two buses and headed to New Orleans to challenge segregation in the South. The violence they braved propelled the activists to national prominence and forever changed the face of the civil rights movement. | The Legal Defense Fund

65K views · 1K reactions | They faced firebombing, mob violence, and arrest as they traveled through the South to end segregation on interstate buses. John Lewis was one of them. This is the story of the Freedom Riders. | Brut | Facebook