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Freedom Rides Summary
Summary: Essay provides a summary of the book "Freedom Rides" by James Haskins.
Have you ever thought of sitting in a different unequal section of the bus, where only your race sits? Well, the book Freedom Rides by James Haskins, tells us about the unfair treatment towards the colored. The Copyright date of this book is 1995. Furthermore, the date I started the book is July 22, 2003 and the end date is August 7, 2003.
In 1960, it was unconstitutional to segregate in waiting rooms and restaurants serving interstate and train passengers. Moreover, the Boynton v. Virginia law eliminated the separate but equal laws that existed in the south since the end of the Civil War. Except, the separate but equal laws weren't really what they sounded like. For instance, the facilities were separate but hardly ever equal. Furthermore, bathrooms, water fountains, and train cars were not equivalent for the colored. On busses, the colored were only permitted to sit in the back and give their...
This section contains 381 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |