"The Civil Rights Movement was at a peak from 1955-1965.org/~lisa/blackhistory/civilrights-55-56/) That time period allowed many things to happen that continues to be remembered today. One important topic or event during this movement was the Freedom Rides. .
It was in 1947 when CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) decided to start the Journey of Reconciliation. This meant that segregations on trains, buses, etc were outlawed. But even though, these acts of wrongdoings were still strong in the Deep South. So basically the blacks" rights didn't change much there. They still had to stand in segregated waiting rooms and much more examples of segregation. .
Well, anyways, the Journey of reconciliation was to test the decision made by the Supreme Court in 1946 for the Irene Morgan case, which basically states that segregation on interstate buses was unconstitutional. To shed some light on the case of Irene Morgan, she was a black woman from Virginia. .
She had challenged the practice of one southern segregation law. "On interstate buses for example, black passengers boarding in Pennsylvania could sit anywhere. But once they crossed the border into a segregated region, such as Washington, D.C., they would have to move to the back of the bus. The same was true on trains." (Haskins, 7). .
The way she challenged this was by not moving to the back of an interstate bus when it crossed into the southern borders. That was a true act of when someone fought for what they believed and that's how it became unconstitutional for segregation to occur on interstate buses. On May 4, 1961, another significant event happened. It was the day of the Freedom Ride.
There were two buses to depart Washington, D.C., and on those buses were young white and black CORE volunteers. These buses were scheduled to go to New Orleans on May 17. These people that took part in this were suddenly known as the Freedom Riders. .
They tried to find a way to be equal and be able to use the white facilities.
