Twelve Days in May

Description:

For twelve history-making days in May 1961, thirteen black and white civil rights activists, also known as the Freedom Riders, traveled by bus into the South to draw attention to the unconstitutional segregation still taking place. Despite their peaceful protests, the Freedom Riders were met with increasing violence the further south they traveled.

subjects: African American civil rights workers,  Race relations,  Civil rights,  Civil rights movements,  Freedom Rides, 1961,  History,  African Americans,  Biography,  Civil rights workers,  Civil rights movements, juvenile literature,  African americans, civil rights,  Southern states, race relations,  Southern states, juvenile literature,  Civil rights workers, juvenile literature,  Juvenile literature,  Civil rights demonstrations,  African American civil rights workers -- Biography,  African Americans -- Civil rights -- 20th century -- Southern States,  Civil rights movements -- History -- 20th century -- Southern States,  Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography,  Southern States -- Race relations,  award:Sibert_award,  age:min:10,  age:max:17,  grade:min:5,  grade:max:12

Places: United States,  Southern States

Times: 20th century