On this day in 1961, civil rights leaders announced that, despite the attack days earlier by a white mob, the Freedom Rides would continue.
On this day in 1961 by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today May 23, 2024 MAY 23, 1961 From front to back, John Lewis, Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph Abernathy and James Farmer held a 1961 press conference to announce that the Freedom Rides would continue. Days after a violent attack by a white mob, civil rights leaders James Farmer, John Lewis, Ralph Abernathy and Martin Luther King Jr. announced at a news conference in Montgomery, Alabama, that the Freedom Rides would continue.
This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.The stories of investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell have helped put four Klansmen and a serial killer behind bars. His stories have also helped free two people from death row, exposed injustices and corruption, prompting investigations and reforms as well as the firings of boards and officials.
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