The first Freedom Riders holding suitcases outside
The first Freedom Riders holding suitcases outside the office of Attorney S.W. Robinson. Richmond, Virginia on April 9, 1947. L-R: Worth Randle, Wally Nelson, Ernest Bromley, Jim Peck, Igal Roodenko, Bayard Rustin, Joe Felmet, George Houser, and Andy Johnson. They were testing the 1946 U.S. Supreme Court decision against racial segregation of passengers on interstate buses. (BSLOC_2014_13_115)
Picture No
11002610
Media ID
45259758
Size
3000px x 2370px
(1.8MB)
Credit
Everett Collection / Mary Evans
Source
Everett Collection
Pick your License
Restrictions Only for Ireland and United Kingdom
Activists Attorney Bayard Blacks Bromley Decision Discrimination Houser Igal Integration Interstate Lcgr1409 Randle Richmond Rustin Segregation Suitcases Travelers Wally Whites Worth
Features In These Collections
> Contributors > EVR
