Stories Related to 60 Years Later: Voting Rights Group Continues Freedom Rides, Makes Stop In Jackson

Mississippi Clarion Ledger, The Clarion-Ledger
Sat, 06/19/2021 - 2:18pm

Black Voters Matter campaign for voting rights with Freedom Ride, 60 years after original Freedom Riders challenged racial segregation in the South.

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