In
1961, the Freedom Riders, a dedicated group of men and women, black and white,
young and old (many from university and college campuses) across the country
boarded buses, trains and planes bound for the deep South to challenge that
region‘s outdated Jim Crow laws and the non-compliance with a US Supreme
Court decision already three years old that prohibited segregation in all interstate
public transportation facilities.
The
first Freedom Riders were members of the Nashville Student Group, a local group
of students who had successfully desegregated the lunch counters and movie theaters
in that city. Emboldened by their victory, the Freedom Riders decided to introduce
their strategies of non-violence throughout the South in order to directly challenge
the region’s Jim Crow laws.
This
website is a result of a group project for the EDLT 528
NMSU graduate course as taught by Dr. Lappin. The purpose
for this website is to offer educators from various subject
areas lesson plans that pertain to the Civil Rights Movement.
In here, you will find lesson plans, activities, resources,
links, and many ideas to help you in the classroom.
