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In a world where teachers are getting in trouble for attempting to show kids that history isn't all sunshine and rainbows, books like this are even more important than they used to be. Charles Person's first-hand account tells of the abuses he and his fellow riders faced for simply sitting in a bus seat to which they had a legal right.

The hatred. Lest we forget. #FreedomRiders

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There are so many names that have becomes synonymous with the fight for equality and civil liberties, Charles Person is definitely not one of them, but his story is just as important. This is a autobiographical story of his early life growing up in the segregated south, and then in his teens becoming involved in the freedom rides that happened across the south in the ‘60‘s. A really fascinating story

Publishes Today!!!! This was an excellent front row seat to one of the most important events of the 20th century. Charles Person simply but powerfully shares his story as a peaceful social activist and his time spent as an original Freedom Rider. I was moved by his experiences and the injustices he and the others encountered. His words of “Do something” are a gentle reminder that nonviolent action is more effective than chaos & destruction.

Charles Person was the youngest member of the 1961 Freedom Ride. He tells about his early life and how, as a Morehouse College freshman, he got involved in the Civil Rights Movement and the Ride. It‘s a relevant read, especially with voter suppression still rampant. But I also found it a bit slow and wish he hadn‘t waited so long to tell what the Ride was like. Still, we must listen.

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The first chapter tells of the climax of the trip, but then backs up to tell us about Charles‘ life growing up. In May 1961 for those two weeks that the first Freedom Ride was happening, he was at the tail end of his first year of college. He had previously been involved in some protests in Atlanta with other college students regarding the segregation of blacks and whites in restaurants and cafes. But this was something else.