1961
Washington, D.C. to New Orleans, DC · On map
In 1961, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) launched the Freedom Rides, where activists traveled by bus through the South to test Supreme Court rulings banning segregation in interstate travel[2][5]. The riders faced brutal violence, including bus bombings and mob attacks, particularly in Alabama and Mississippi, drawing national attention to the failure of federal enforcement[5].
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