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Which civil rights group launched the 1961 Freedom Rides to test bus integration?
CORE, led by James Farmer, sent Freedom Riders from Washington, DC to test compliance with bus desegregation rulings.
Which Supreme Court case banned segregation in interstate bus terminals, a ruling the Freedom Riders tested?
Boynton v. Virginia, decided in 1960, extended desegregation to waiting rooms and facilities serving interstate buses.
The 1961 Freedom Rides began in Washington, DC, aiming to arrive in which city?
The riders aimed to arrive in New Orleans on May 17, 1961, the anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education.
Which federal agency ordered an end to segregated interstate busing in 1961?
Robert F. Kennedy urged the ICC to act, and its order took effect November 1, 1961, desegregating interstate travel.