Born in 1935, Hamilton grew up in Iowa and Colorado. In the early 1960s, she joined the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), ...

On May 30, 1961, she arrived in ackson, MS as part of the first group of eight Freedom Riders from New Orleans, LA to conduct tests at a railway terminal. When they attempted to use the white ...

Many Riders were students in their late teens or early twenties. Eight Freedom Riders prepare to leave New Orleans, LA on a train bound for Jackson, MS. Credit: Associated Press The key lesson of ...

Our History Revisited" brings to life the historic journey a group of 13 men and women, Black and white, embarked on in May ...

A south suburban city council chamber filled with residents for a Black History celebration featuring one of the Freedom Riders ... tried to buy bus tickets to New Orleans at Trailway Bus Station ...

Alabama Gov. John Patterson refused to guarantee state protection if the group continued on their route to New Orleans, and a bus driver boycott forced the Freedom Riders to fly to New Orleans.

Dooky Chase’s Restaurant, one of New Orleans' most beloved and legendary ... In the 1950s and 60s, activists (like the Freedom Riders, who challenged segregation laws) and national and local ...