Freedom Rides: Campaign for Equality

The book chronicles the May 1961 Freedom Rides, in which African American and white civil rights activists rode interstate buses into the segregated South to challenge discriminatory practices at bus terminals. The riders faced violent opposition, including beatings and arrests, as they sought to enforce the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that interstate bus stations must be integrated. Written for middle grade readers, the book explains the historical context of the civil rights movement and the bravery of those who participated in the Freedom Rides.