The Freedom Rides of 1961 were a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement, as a group of activists, including John Lewis, traveled through the Deep South to protest segregation and racism, facing violent resistance and eventual triumph, paving the way for the passage of the Civil Rights Act. [... more]

Max Greenstein's winning National History Day paper tells the story of the Fifth Circuit, four judges who helped usher in desegregation in the Deep South, and their courageous stance against racism and slavery. [... more]