Derek--

There was a pretty extensive discussion of the Freedom Riders on this list a
couple of years ago. Check the archives--as I recall there was quite a bit of
information in those exchanges. There was a good bit of history in Virginia
about protest against racial segregation in transportation, including the
initial Freedom Rides staged by CORE in the 1940s.

Jim Hershman
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Derek Catsam wrote:

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>
> I am new to the list and so apologize if there have been any recent inquiries
> along these lines. I am a PhD candidate writing my dissertation on the Freedom
> Rides. I have done most of my research and am beginning to write my second
> chapter, which will take the rides from the planning process to the trip
> beginning in DC and through Virginia. I am very well versed in all of the
> secondary literature and have done substantial primary source research.
> However, i am afraid I might be missing something in Virginia. Very little
> happened on the Rides in Virginia, but part of that is because the Ride had
> been announced in the DC areaand many places took down their Jim Crow signs. I
> would be interested in personal memories, particularly from anyone who might
> have been active in the movement, as well as to citations from local papers or
> other primary sources and the like. You can respond to me on the list
> (especially if we want to prompt a discussion of the Rides in the context of
> th! is being the 40th anniversary year) or off list at [log in to unmask]
>
> Thanks --
>
> Derek Catsam
>
> Phd Candidate, Contemporary History Institute, Ohio University
>
>
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