During the Civil Rights Movement, young people put their bodies on the line as Freedom Riders, boarding buses to protest segregation. One of those riders spoke to young leaders in Atlanta as Democrats adjust to the entry of Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential race.
Joan Browning and Charles Person chat at Emory University in Atlanta , Fridy, July 26, 2024. They were Freedom Riders. activists who rode buses into the Deep South in 1961, aiming to desegregate interstate transportation. Browning and Person are donating their archives to the university’s Rose Library.
“What I’m facing is people’s disillusionment,” she told him. “Despite the change in candidates, I’m still not convinced they’re representing my values.”Black voters feel excitement, hope and a lot of worry as Harris takes center stage in campaignPerson said he gets it — watching the news can frustrate anyone — but said voters must look beyond any one issue to the greater good.
The rides were organized by the Congress of Racial Equality, a civil rights group that championed nonviolent direct action. But they were met with violence. Person didn’t brag about putting his life on the line for the freedoms many Americans take for granted today. He didn’t even tell his wife that he was a Freedom Rider until about 15 years into their marriage, when the couple and their children saw a video of him at an exhibit at the Birmingham Civil Rights Museum.Both Person and Browning remain optimistic about the country’s future even as courts chip away at legislation they helped achieve, such as the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
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