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Freedom Riders

1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice: Oxford University Press: Pivotal Moments in US History

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Freedom Riders

De: Raymond Arsenault
Narrado por: Mirron Willis
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The saga of the Freedom Riders is an improbable, almost unbelievable story. In the course of six months in 1961, 450 Freedom Riders expanded the realm of the possible in American politics, redefining the limits of dissent and setting the stage for the civil rights movement.

In this new version of his encyclopedic Freedom Riders, Raymond Arsenault offers a significantly condensed and tautly written account. With characters and plot lines rivaling those of the most imaginative fiction, this is a tale of heroic sacrifice and unexpected triumph. Arsenault recounts how a group of volunteers - Blacks and Whites - came together to travel from Washington, DC, through the Deep South, defying Jim Crow laws in buses and terminals and putting their lives on the line for racial justice. News photographers captured the violence in Montgomery, shocking the nation and sparking a crisis in the Kennedy administration.

Here are the key players - their fears and courage, their determination and second thoughts, and the agonizing choices they faced as they took on Jim Crow - and triumphed. Winner of the Owsley Prize, this publication is timed to coincide with the airing of the American Experience miniseries documenting the Freedom Rides.

Listen to more titles in the Pivotal Moments series.©2011 Raymond Arsenault (P)2011 Audible, Inc. Afroamericano Derecho Derechos y Libertades Civiles Estados Unidos Estudios Afroamericanos Política y Gobierno Derechos civiles Movimiento social Movimiento del poder negro Igualdad
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If you didn’t pay attention in 10th grade history, here’s your second chance to learn about one of the most pivotal events in the Civil Rights movement — but you won’t have the urge to fall asleep in narrator Mirron Willis’ class. Raymond Arsenault’s detailed and chronological account of the Freedom Rides of 1961 begins in 1948 with the story of Irene Morgan, a Black woman who boarded a bus in Virginia and sat in the only empty seat, which happened to be in front of a white couple — and against the law. She refused to move when asked by the bus driver and set the wheels in motion for a critical case that climbed all the way to the Supreme Court and made segregated interstate travel illegal. Little known, but crucial facts like these lay the foundation for what led a group of 450 interracial people to ride a bus through some of the most violent and racist cities in the Jim Crow South for six months in 1961.

Mirron Willis, with a powerful James Earl Jones-esque voice, expertly narrates the hard facts, yet still conveys the mix of fear, passion, and determination of the cast of riders committed to a worthy cause. His strong enunciation is appropriately like that of a history professor — you can almost picture him lecturing in front of a room of rapt students — and it’s a lesson you won’t soon forget. His commanding oration combined with the vivid details of the harrowing journey, the violence the group encountered, and their unwavering strength in the face of adversity paint such a clear picture that it’s almost as if you’re watching a movie.

If you’re looking for a book with strong lead characters and loads of suspense, where the good guys win in the end, Freedom Riders won’t disappoint. And it’s even more memorable and astounding, because it’s true. —Colleen Oakley

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excellent book

this is a very good audio book, i suggest everyone should listen to this book. This is a great experience of listening audio book

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Very informative and descriptive.

Stuff they didn't even teach us about in school. Very informative and descriptive. Many of the stories I've never heard about. These actions of civil rights should be taught in every school. Maybe we wouldn't be where we're at now. BLM

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Abbreviated version of an interesting story

The narrator sounds like a robot. The story is interesting, but some of the great characters seem like their lives aren't dealt with in much detail.

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