Today marks the 207th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Douglass, one of the greatest Americans to ever live. After he escaped from slavery in Talbot County, Md., Douglass eventually settled ...

MARKHAM, Ill. – A south suburban city council chamber filled with residents for a Black History celebration featuring one of the Freedom Riders who played a role in dismantling segregation in ...

and had guest speaker Hezekiah Watkins, who is the last surviving Freedom Rider. The Freedom Riders worked during the Civil Rights Movement to demonstrate against segregation in Jackson ...

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Miller Green was a Freedom Rider, a group that challenged segregation on interstate transit in the face of violence and arrest. "I would say it was the greatest moment of my life, because I saw ...

and had guest speaker Hezekiah Watkins, who is the last surviving Freedom Rider. “I appreciate being here in Dayton,” Watkins said. Watkins is from Dayton, and participated in the movement in ...

ATLANTA — Family and friends gathered Friday to remember the life and legacy of Charles Person, the youngest original Freedom Rider and a civil rights legend. Person died at his home on January ...

Click here to view the funeral. Family members have announced the funeral details for the youngest original Freedom Rider and civil rights hero, Charles Person, on Monday. According to his family ...

ATLANTA — On Friday, friends and family of the youngest of the 13 original Freedom Riders gathered at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church to honor his life and work. Charles Person died earlier ...