On May 14, 1961, a group of Freedom Riders riding a bus across the U.S. to protest segregation were violently attacked by a white mob while attempting to pass through Alabama. Charles Person was one of those Freedom Riders. Hear his perspective on what happened that day, and why he now faces his attackers with forgiveness. bit.ly/2NCQfdA | CBS 42

The Freedom Riders were groups of African American and white civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the South in 1961 to protest segregation in public transportation facilities. Their goal was to challenge Jim Crow laws that enforced segregation in bus terminals and other public spaces. The Freedom Rides drew national attention to the civil rights movement, leading to the eventual desegregation of interstate travel. Visit our Black History Book Series >> 📚📕✊🏽 📙 Visit our Black

🗓#OTD in 1961, the original Freedom Riders left Washington DC and began their demonstration. Among the 13 original Freedom Riders was civil rights activist and future congressman John Lewis. Learn about the heinous 1961 KKK attack on the Freedom Riders. 🎥America in Color: The 1960s | Smithsonian Channel