( C3 ) Freedom Riders

Question 1

What did the Supreme Court confirm and when

Answer 1

The Supreme Court confirmed a ruling from 1946 that interstate transport should be desegregated in December 1960, 4 years after its decision the desegregate state transport

Question 2

what did the supreme court also order

Answer 2

the Supreme Court also ordered that waiting rooms had to be desegregated

Question 3

what happened in 1961

Answer 3

in 1961, CORE set up freedom rides to show that the’s rules weren’t always being followed

Question 4

what was CORE’s aim

Answer 4

CORE’s aim was to provoke a violent reaction that would generate huge publicity and for the federal government to act

Question 5

when did the first freedom riders leave Washington

Answer 5

the first freedom riders left Washington on the 4th May 1961 on 2 buses heading for the south