"Charles was a man of quiet strength, humility, and unwavering resolve. He believed deeply in the power of community, education, and love to overcome hatred and division. His life was a testament to ...

Launched in 2011, the Mississippi Freedom Trail brings history to life, honoring key figures and sites of the Civil Rights ...

When he and other Black protesters were arrested at a whites-only lunch counter in 1961, they tried a new strategy — ‘Jail No ...

Anyone can vote in Georgia's party primary elections. Republicans want to change that, arguing people outside of their party shouldn't help pick their nominees.

Charles Person, the youngest original member of the Freedom Riders, passed away at 82 in Fayetteville. At 18, Person joined ...

By Clay Risen Charles Person, the youngest of the 13 original Freedom Riders who traveled from Washington to Birmingham, Ala., in 1961 in an effort to integrate interstate bus terminals across the ...

TUCKED AWAY IN ORANGE COUNTY OFF NORTH JOHN YOUNG PARKWAY IN ORLANDO, YOU’LL FIND FREEDOM RIDE, AN EQUINE CENTER WHERE ...

Every holiday season, the Libby Food Pantry distributes a large amount of their stock to our local community. Knowing that they start running incredibly low in commodities, the Freedom Riders, LoD — ...

Charles Person, the youngest of the original 13 Freedom Riders, has died at 82. Person was only 18 when he joined. In 1961, the Freedom Riders challenged racial segregation in the deep South by ...

Charles Person, the youngest of the 13 original Freedom Riders, who were battered, bloodied and nearly killed as they traveled across the South in 1961, helping the civil rights movement gain ...