Charles Person, the youngest original member of the Freedom Riders, passed away at 82 in Fayetteville. At 18, Person joined ...
When he and other Black protesters were arrested at a whites-only lunch counter in 1961, they tried a new strategy — ‘Jail No ...
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 ...
Every holiday season, the Libby Food Pantry distributes a large amount of their stock to our local community. Knowing that they start running incredibly low in commodities, the Freedom Riders, LoD — ...
ATLANTA — On Friday, friends and family of the youngest of the 13 original Freedom Riders gathered at the historic Ebenezer ...
For Mr. Person, the campaign was an illustration of the power of nonviolence and collective action. It was also a deeply traumatic experience.
Charles Person, the youngest member of the original Freedom Riders who faced racial violence to challenge segregation in ...
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 ...
Charles Person, an original Freedom Rider, died at his home in Fayetteville, Ga., at age 82. A leader in the Civil Right ...
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 ...
By Clay Risen Charles Person, the youngest of the 13 original Freedom Riders who traveled from Washington to Birmingham, Ala., in 1961 in an effort to integrate interstate bus terminals across the ...