Thanks for sharing this. Can you identify these people (of the 300+ freedome Riders)? I know that #5 is James Farmer and #12 is (19 yo) John Lewis.
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Top row: Doris Castle, Dave Dennis, Lucretia Collins, James Bevel Middle: James Farmer, Julia Aaron, Peter Ackerberg, Rev. C. T. Vivian Bottom: Paul Dietrich, Rev. James Lawson, Julia Aaron, John Lewis
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Thank you very much for surfacing these names.
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You're welcome. You can see the mug shots and names of all the Mississippi Freedom Riders here:https://www.amazon.com/dp/097774339X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_uAdvAbFW979AS …
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FWIW the Mississippi Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement meet and hold a conference every year in Jackson, MS. Many of those still with us attend.
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Thanks I went to one of the early conferences the Veterans held. A great group.
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God Bless them for their sacrifice
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Thanks for this story. This is a mere handful of the 300+ Freedom Riders, of which my father was one. Can you ID the ones you have here? We all recognize
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@donwinslow Deepest respect to very brave people.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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We still need the Freedom Riders!
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Poor, sweet folks. So brave.
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Freedom Riders.
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American heroes.
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I was so lucky, as a young person, to have American Heroes like these, to look up to.
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John Lewis ‘s grin tho
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Mental framing matter Problem mindset creates inertia & barriers to success Think of problems as big goals or challenges which the weak & the meek will avoid Complexity is the challenge in life Simplify customer's lives & you win them as loyal sticky'spic.twitter.com/CcWpdweyb8
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Talk about courage! Just thinking about the decision they made knowing the extreme acts of violence they would face makes me shudder
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Good article disturbing times.
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