On May 24, 1961, a group of Freedom Riders departed Montgomery for Jackson, Mississippi. There, hundred of supporters greeted the riders. However, those who attempted to use the whites-only facilities were arrested for trespassing and taken to a maximum-security penitentiary.pic.twitter.com/LpQtnm2s9K
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During the Mississippi hearings, the judge turned and looked at the wall rather than listen to the Freedom Riders’ defense—as had been the case when sit-in participants were arrested for protesting segregated lunch counters in Tennessee. He sentenced the riders to 30 days.
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