research questions

why was the first freedom rides so important?

How did the freedom rides help the civil rights cause?

What do the freedom rides say about our society at the time?

what does the fact that African Americans did not have freedom say about our society?

What was different between each of the freedom rides? as in differences each made.    

what brought thousands of people to start going on freedom rides after the first crew?

what was important about each individual in the first group of freedom riders.  

Human rights first assignment

1. I am interested in U.S human rights history such as Rosa Parks, The freedom rides, womens and African American right to vote.
2. http://www.core-online.org/History/freedom%20rides.htm
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAfreedomR.htm
http://www.freedomridersfoundation.org/
3. How many people ended up going on the freedom rides?
The original freedom riders were all beaten, and never got any credit what happened to them?
There are 932 hate groups in the US.



Emma Till