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Imagine the courage, vision and wisdom it took to engage on the frontlines of the Civil Rights Movement. One way to honor the monumental personal sacrifices made by these heroes is to listen to their stories. That’s why Learning for Justice is proud to introduce a new series of interviews with individuals whose direct participation in the Civil Rights Movement, particularly throughout the South, was instrumental in changing our nation’s trajectory.
First up is Charles Person in Atlanta, who at just 18 years old was the youngest of the 13 original Freedom Riders (and one of only two still living today). Person was a student at Morehouse College when he decided to join 12 others on a bus journey through the Deep South, where segregation, although unconstitutional, remained rigidly in place. Last fall, Person opened his home to LFJ for a remarkable interview, which you can read about and watch in this new article. Person implores us: “Make the country better for those yet unborn who will never know the seat you took, the ride you rode, the risk you accepted, the fare you paid, the change you made.”
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