Freedom Riders Near Burning Bus
by Bettmann
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Freedom Riders Near Burning Bus
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Bettmann
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Photograph - Photography
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(Original Caption) Passengers of this smoking Greyhound bus, some of the members of the "Freedom Riders," a group sponsored by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), sit on the ground after the bus was set afire 5/14, by a mob of Caucasians who followed the bus from the city. The mob met the bus at the terminal, stoned it & slashed the tires, then followed the bus from town. BPA2# 47.
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May 12th, 2020
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