freedom riders

A form of freedom rider — In the United States during 1961, a civil rights activist who participated in one or more trips by bus or other forms of transport, known as freedom rides, through parts of the southern U.S. to demonstrate opposition to racial prejudice and segregation.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of freedom rider
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