TY - BOOK N2 - For twelve history-making days in May 1961, thirteen black and white civil rights activists, also known as the Freedom Riders, traveled by bus into the South to draw attention to the unconstitutional segregation still taking place. Despite their peaceful protests, the Freedom Riders were met with increasing violence the further south they traveled. AB - For twelve history-making days in May 1961, thirteen black and white civil rights activists, also known as the Freedom Riders, traveled by bus into the South to draw attention to the unconstitutional segregation still taking place. Despite their peaceful protests, the Freedom Riders were met with increasing violence the further south they traveled. T1 - Twelve days in May :Freedom Ride 1961 / AU - Brimner, Larry Dane, ET - First edition. CN - E185.96 CN - E185.96 ID - 808133 KW - Freedom Rides, 1961 KW - Civil rights movements KW - African Americans KW - Civil rights workers KW - African American civil rights workers KW - Civil rights demonstrations SN - 9781629795867 SN - 1629795860 TI - Twelve days in May :Freedom Ride 1961 / ER -