Knowing that they start running incredibly low in commodities, the Freedom Riders, LoD — Libby Chapter decided to help by starting a food drive within the Libby and Troy communities to gather ...
For Charles Person and Thomas Gaither, 1961 was an eventful year in their young lives. Person was 18 and became the youngest of the original Freedom Riders, and Gaither was 22 when he introduced the ...
He also attended Morehouse College. He had aspirations of becoming a scientist. The Freedom Rides began on May 4, 1961, and continued throughout the year. They eventually included hundreds of ...