freedom rider

noun

1. a person who participated, esp in the 1960s, in an organized tour, usually by public transport in the South, in order to protest against racism and put federal laws on integration to the test

Example Sentences

During his sophomore year at Stanford, he begged his parents to allow him to join the “freedom riders” heading to the Deep South.

From Washington Post

John Doar, class of 1944, provided legal support to the freedom riders and other civil rights activists in the early 1960s.

From Washington Post

He was a freedom rider, along with two of his children.

From Washington Post

Unlike the reverse freedom riders, who were from the American South, many of the migrants who boarded buses this year had no personal ties to the U.S. border towns they departed from.

From New York Times

The terrified passengers—nine freedom riders and five regular passengers—remained glued to their seats as the mob tried to pry open the bus door and began to slash the tires.

From Literature