freedom ride
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of freedom ride
An Americanism dating back to 1960–65
Example Sentences
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In May 1962, she learned that dozens of Black Southerners had taken a reverse freedom ride bus from Arkansas to Hyannis, Mass., where she lived.
From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022
Rustin later published writings about being imprisoned and subjected to hard labor for taking part in the first freedom ride, which was also known as the Journey of Reconciliation.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 16, 2022
"Today is Leah's last freedom ride," her son Edgar said.
From Fox News • Jun. 10, 2019
In the summer of 1961, 13 civil rights protestors went on the first freedom ride.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
"This isn't like a one-shot freedom ride," explains an enthusiastic Wayne coed.
From Time Magazine Archive
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