Civil Rights Freedom Riders

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Historical plaque in Downtown Birmingham

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By Kalie A. Dutra & Kathryn O'Dwyer, Editor
On May 24, 1961, Jean Thompson, at age 19, participated in the Freedom Ride from Montgomery, Alabama to Jackson, Mississippi as civil rights activists tested the Interstate Commerce Commission’s…