Coverage of The Ride from newsrooms along the route — local television, daily papers, public radio and the campus press, city by city, as the buses moved south.
Mya Shavonne on the Freedom Riders’ homecoming panel at Tougaloo CollegeAbout the live panel when the riders returned to Tougaloo College.View post ↗
A bus tour marking the 65th anniversary of the Freedom Rides stops in NashvilleView post ↗
Traveling from DC to New Orleans, voting rights bus tour honors Freedom Riders 65 years laterAbout the stop at Xavier University.Read the story ↗
After 65 years, Freedom Riders finally complete their journey to New OrleansAbout the arrival at Xavier University in New Orleans.Read the story ↗After 65 years, Freedom Riders finally complete their journey to New OrleansNew Orleans' own newsroom; the same story ran in Mississippi Today.Read the story ↗
New Orleans’ Xavier University celebrates the Freedom Riders ahead of Nov. 3 electionRead the story ↗
Freedom Riders stop at NC A&T State University during commemorative 65th anniversary Voting Rights tourRead the story ↗
Members of 1961 Freedom Ride welcomed to New Orleans 65 years laterRead the story ↗
VideoXavier commemorates 65th anniversary of Freedom RidesWatch ↗
Selma youth artists create mural honoring Freedom Riders, voting rightsRead the story ↗
65 years later, a Freedom Ride bus will arrive in New OrleansRead the story ↗
65 years later, Freedom Ride re-created with stop in SelmaRead the story ↗
VideoBus tour marks 65th anniversary of Freedom RidersVideo from the Selma stop.Watch ↗
The Ride bus tour stops in Selma to mark historic Freedom RidesRead the story ↗
A group of former Freedom Riders is encouraging young voters in the SouthWUNC's Leoneda Inge rode along to North Carolina A&T in Greensboro.Read the story ↗
From tragedy to tribute: Freedom Riders return to Anniston 65 years laterRead the story ↗
11Alive News: Freedom Riders retrace the 1961 route and stop in AtlantaFrom the Atlanta stop.View post ↗
TAOH Outdoor Gallery thanks everyone who painted and celebrated with the Freedom RidersFrom the Charlotte stop at TAOH Outdoor Gallery.View post ↗
Vote Common Good with original Freedom Rider Hank Thomas and partner groupsView post ↗
Ryan Allen’s photos from the Charlotte stopPhotos from the ride's stop at TAOH Outdoor Gallery in Charlotte.View post ↗
WFAE covers the Rock Hill ceremony honoring the Freedom RidersFrom the Rock Hill stop at Fountain Park.View post ↗
Javonn Johnson of EYTE shares a post about The RideView post ↗
VideoFreedom Riders retrace historic civil rights route through AtlantaWatch ↗
Video65 years later, Freedom Riders retrace historyWatch ↗
VideoFreedom Riders return to Atlanta 65 years laterVideo from the riders' press conference at Flipper Temple in Atlanta.Watch ↗
Freedom Riders bus tour visits Atlanta amid early voting for midtermsRead the story ↗
Freedom Riders bus tour visits Georgia amid early voting for midtermsRead the story ↗
VideoFreedom Riders mark 65th anniversary of civil rights journeyWatch ↗
Freedom Riders Retrace 1961 Route Across Eight StatesRead the story ↗
Vote Common Good: The Ride arrives in Rock Hill for a grand receptionFrom the Rock Hill, South Carolina stop.View post ↗
Tracy Watts on Joseph Perkins and the 1961 Charlotte bus station sit-inFrom the Charlotte stop.View post ↗
Washington Informer on the Freedom Riders’ 12-day trip to New OrleansView post ↗
Theory of Change screens at Johnson C Smith University with the Freedom RidersFrom the Charlotte stop at Johnson C. Smith University.View post ↗
Vote Common Good at Clinton College in Rock Hill, South CarolinaFrom the Rock Hill stop at Clinton College.View post ↗
The Anniston Star on The Ride returning to the roads with a focus on the ballot boxView post ↗
Ceremony honors Freedom Riders in Rock Hill, where a mob derailed their anti-segregation journeyRead the story ↗
Freedom Riders return to Rock Hill 65 years later to encourage voter turnout for midterm electionsRead the story ↗
VideoRock Hill ceremony retraces the Freedom Riders’ stepsFrom the Rock Hill stop at Fountain Park.Watch ↗
Preserving Black History shares Petersburg’s welcome for The Ride and the Freedom RidersFrom the Petersburg, Virginia stop.View post ↗
Ingrid Amols on experiencing The Ride at TAOH Outdoor Gallery in CharlotteFrom the Charlotte stop at TAOH Outdoor Gallery.View post ↗
Ashaki Ali on meeting the Freedom Riders at an event full of talent and historyView post ↗
O-Six Ryderz MC shares a post about The RideView post ↗
WTVR CBS 6: original Freedom Riders arrive to fanfare in PetersburgFrom the Petersburg, Virginia stop.View post ↗
Iota Phi Theta chapter at VSU meets the original Freedom Riders and their familiesFrom the stop at Virginia State University.View post ↗
Derrick Lamonte Peterson on the Freedom Riders bus tour at Virginia State UniversityFrom the stop at Virginia State University.View post ↗
65th anniversary Freedom Ride bus tour visits AnnistonRead the story ↗
Freedom Riders Return to Washington, Urging Americans to Defend Democracy and Voting RightsRead the story ↗
Mark Sandlin shares a video from The RideView post ↗
Richmond Magazine on the riders’ stop in PetersburgAbout the stop at Griffin Lounge, near the historic Petersburg Trailways bus station.Read the story ↗
Vote Common Good on traveling with original 1961 Freedom Riders on The RideView post ↗
‘The Ride’ national tour to stop in Anniston to rally votersRead the story ↗
Black Girls Vote at Virginia State University thanks the Freedom Riders for visiting campusFrom their Pledge to Vote pop-up on campus.View post ↗
Richmond magazine on the 12-state faith and civic groups’ Freedom Riders tripView post ↗
Virginia State women’s soccer meets members of The Ride and signs the tour busFrom the stop at Virginia State University.View post ↗
Media and Entertainment: the Freedom Riders are back on the road for changeView post ↗
Starchild on pulling into Petersburg with a police escort and marching bandFrom the Petersburg, Virginia stop.View post ↗
Freedom Riders retrace route to Atlanta 65 years laterRead the story ↗
Freedom Riders return to once-segregated Petersburg bus stationRead the story ↗
VideoOriginal Freedom Riders from 1961 arrive to great fanfareWatch ↗
Virginia State University to welcome national Freedom Ride tour commemorating 65 years of civil rights historyRead the story ↗
A powerful day in Petersburg, VirginiaPetersburg welcomes The Ride and the Freedom Riders.View post ↗
WhatzThaWord Promotions announces the Freedom Riders coming through PetersburgFrom the Petersburg, Virginia stop.View post ↗
CMC invites Charlotte to a documentary night with modern-day Freedom RidersFrom the Charlotte stop.View post ↗
Side With Love joins the Freedom Riders kickoff at Metropolitan AME Church in D.C.From the kickoff at Metropolitan AME Church in Washington, D.C.View post ↗
VideoFreedom Riders tour headed to AtlantaWatch ↗
Bus tours are rolling across America to get out the voteCovers The Ride alongside other get-out-the-vote bus tours.Read the story ↗
What’s left out of the story told at the Medgar and Myrlie Evers homeBackground to the riders' conversation at the Evers home in Jackson; not about The Ride itself.Read the story ↗
