10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FREEDOM RIDER»
Discover the use of
freedom rider in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
freedom rider and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Freedom Rider Diary: Smuggled Notes from Parchman Prison
Though a number of books recount the Freedom Rides as part of the larger civil rights story, this book offers a heretofore unavailable detailed diary from a woman Freedom Rider along with an introduction by historian Raymond Arsenault, ...
2
Autobiography of a
Freedom Rider: My Life as a Foot Soldier ...
Details the author's need to create social change for African Americans, discusses the personal repercussions he endured, and examines the history of the Civil Rights Movement.
Thomas M. Armstrong, Natalie R. Bell, 2011
3
Paul Revere:
Freedom Rider
Describes the life and times of the well-known hero of the American Revolution, Paul Revere, a patriot and silversmith whose midnight ride was made famous in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
4
Rosa Parks:
Freedom Rider
Profiles the African American woman who sparked a bus boycott when she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white person.
5
Freedom Ride: A
Freedom Rider Remembers
1965 bus trip to protest discrimination in NSW country towns.
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Rosa Parks:
freedom rider
"Rosa Parks boarded the bus that fateful day knowing exactly what she was going to do. She was going to stand up for her rights..." back cover
Keith Brandt, Joanne Mattern, 2006
Freedom Rider will steer you through several twists and turns - leaving you craving for more.
Jade Cameron, Bryony Wynne-Jones, 2008
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Freedom Rider Diary: Smuggled Notes from Parchman Prison
Smuggled Notes from Parchman Prison Carol Ruth Silver. As the train pulled up
to the Jackson station there were policemen lined up on both sides. When the
group got off the train the black Free- dom Riders went into the waiting room ...
9
Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice
With characters and plot lines rivaling those of the most imaginative fiction, this is a tale of heroic sacrifice and unexpected triumph.
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John Lewis: From
Freedom Rider to Congressman
Chronicles the life of the man whose politics took him from civil rights worker in the South to serving as a United States Congressman.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FREEDOM RIDER»
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freedom rider is used in the context of the following news items.
Library happenings, July 10
“Freedom Rider” Film & Discussion: 1 – 3:30 p.m. July 23. Watch and discuss the “American Experience” documentary of an integrated band of ... «The Kansan, Jul 15»
A Letter to Millennials: Don't Sleep Through the Revolution
... but for Kim to pose as some new sort of freedom rider brings us back to the whole fallacy of the libertarian economy. Ayn Rand's most famous ... «TIME, Jul 15»
Comic-Con 2015: Top picks for comics
... “March: Book Three,” the latest volume of an epic graphic novel about the civil rights movement, with author, Freedom Rider and U.S. Rep. «Discover San Diego, Jul 15»
Hauling Down the Confederate Flag
In 1965, for example, three Klansmen, accused of murdering the freedom rider Viola Liuzzo, waved a Confederate flag at an Alabama rally ... «The Atlantic, Jul 15»
On his last day at Xavier, Norman Francis is remembered for …
They made it Atlanta unscathed, with the exception of an attack on John Lewis, a 21-year-old black Freedom Rider and future member of ... «NOLA.com, Jun 15»
Atlanta civil rights center celebrates 1st anniversary with ball players
... papers of Martin Luther King Jr., the team was treated to a visit from 1961 Freedom Rider and Selma voting rights activist Bernard LaFayette. «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jun 15»
During a landmark week, Anderson Monarchs learn about poignant …
Mo'ne Davis leans against a collection of mug shots of Freedom Riders as she listens to Freedom Rider Hank Thomas talk about his ... «Philly.com, Jun 15»
'Finding Your Roots' Producer's Judgment On Ben Affleck Episode …
The Daily Mail ran a report after the episode aired, Getler reminded, “saying Affleck's mother had not been a 'Freedom Rider in 1964′ and had ... «Deadline, Jun 15»
US Pushes Russia Towards War
Margaret Kimberley's Freedom Rider column appears weekly in BAR, and is widely reprinted elsewhere. She maintains a frequently updated ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jun 15»
Freedom Riders reunite years later at Lawrence University
Appleton native Jim Zwerg, a Freedom Rider in 1961, and U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Georgia), speak Sunday at Lawrence University about their ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jun 15»
