Question
Which of the following is true about the Freedom Rides?
1 po
The Freedom Riders were a group of 13 African Americans who challenged
segregation.
The Freedom Rides were unsuccessful, due to the violence that intimidated and
prevented them from completing their mission.
The Freedom Rides resulted in the federal government intervening to protect the civil
rights activists, which was a real "win" for the movement and their activism against
segregation.
The Freedom Riders became violent against groups that tried to stop their activism,
• so the press coverage became about their violence and arrests, rather than what
they were trying to protest against.
* 1 point
Answer
The Freedom Riders were a group of 13 African Americans who challenged segregation and the Freedom Rides resulted in the federal government intervening to protect the civil rights activists, which was a real "win" for the movement and their activism against segregation.