Freedom Riders

Background Map: 1961 Freedom Rides
[New York]: Associated Press News feature
Page 2
Printed map and text, ca. 1962
Geography & Map Division (84.6)

The Freedom Riders of the early 1960s, organized by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) rode through the South seeking to integrate the bus, rail and airport terminals. This Associated Press release includes a map and a descriptive text that illustrates the routes taken and the history behind the freedom rides. Together, the map and text record the individual cities visited, when and where violence occurred, and how many people were arrested.