Bruised and bloodied while traveling through the South in 1961, he challenged segregation on interstate buses and in terminal waiting rooms.

When reporters asked Abernathy to respond to Robert Kennedy's complaint that the Freedom Riders were embarrassing the United States in front of the world, Abernathy responded, "Well, doesn't the ...

Charles Person, known as the youngest of the original 13 Freedom Riders, has died at 82. He passed away peacefully at his ...

Mirror photo by William Kibler John Roseberry (from left) speaks with his son, Doug Roseberry, Phil Hess and John Harlow at the announcement of the national VA’s 2022 American Spirit ...

The Freedom Riders History In the spring of 1961, black and white civil rights activists rode buses to protest the segregationist policies of the Deep South (Marian Holmes, Brian Wolly, Photos ...

Freedom Ride, which has raised more than $211,000 over the past decade for the James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center in Altoona, is set to hold its first golf fundraiser. The golf event ...

AIMA Technology Group ( a global leader in sustainable mobility, is proud to unveil its groundbreaking 2025 eBike lineup at ...

When reporters asked Abernathy to respond to Robert Kennedy's complaint that the Freedom Riders were embarrassing the United States in front of the world, Abernathy responded, "Well, doesn't the ...

Charles Person died on Jan. 8. As the youngest of the original Freedom Riders, he played a pivotal role in challenging ...