Journey of Reconciliation
1947 anti-segregation nonviolent protest in the southern United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Journey of Reconciliation, also[1] called "First Freedom Ride", was a form of nonviolent direct action to challenge state segregation laws on interstate buses in the Southern United States.[2] Bayard Rustin and 18 other men and women were the early organizers of the two-week journey that began on April 9, 1947. The participants started their journey in Washington, D.C., traveled as far south as North Carolina, before returning to Washington, D.C.
Journey of Reconciliation | |||
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Part of the Civil Rights Movement | |||
Date | April 9 – 23, 1947 | ||
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Resulted in | Inconclusive | ||
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Frances Bergman Genevieve Hughes Walter Bergman Mae Frances Moultrie | |||
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The journey was seen as inspiring the later Freedom Rides of the Civil Rights Movement from May 1961 onward. James Peck, one of the white participants, also took part in the Freedom Ride of May 1961.