Freedom Riders Speech

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“Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” This quote by Sir Winston Churchill resonates with me today because of the many issues African American people face today. These issues mirror many problems from long, long, ago. On May 4, 1961, a group of 13 African Americans launched the Freedom Rides, a series of bus trips through the American south to protest segregation in interstate bus terminals.” (history.com) The purpose of the Freedom Riders was to challenge racial laws in the American South that segregated by race. The group suffered very much violence and abuse from white protestors along the journey. The group grew by hundreds from gaining international attention. According to history.com, “After getting a lot of pressure from the Kennedy administration, the interstate Commerce Commission issued regulations prohibiting segregation in interstate transit terminals.” …show more content…

Black Lives Matter is a group of people working for the validity of black life and to rebuild the black liberation movement. According to blacklivesmatter.com, “#BlackLivesMatter was created in 2012 after Trayvon Martin’s murderer, George Zimmerman, was acquitted for his crime, and dead 17-year old Trayvon was posthumously placed on trial for his own murder.” I believe this group is similar to the Freedom Riders because of their ability to reach people globally. The group takes full advantage of the modern technology age by spreading events on the internet via most popularly,

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