April 9, 1947 - The first freedom ride, the "Journey of Reconciliation," left Washington, D.C. to travel through four states of the upper South. In response to a Supreme Court decision (Morgan v. Virginia) outlawing segregation on interstate busses, the group of both black and white Americans rode together despite “Jim Crow” state laws making it illegal.
April 9, 1947 - The first freedom ride, the "Journey of Reconciliation," left Washington, D.C. to travel through four states of the upper South.
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