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Leave Washington
Seven African American men and six white activists known as the freedom riders leave Washington D.C. with the goal to test Boynton v. Virginia -
Bombing
The freedom riders are fire-bombed on Mother's Day near Anniston, Alabama. -
Arrested
Freedom Riders from Nashville are arrested in Alabama -
Assaulted
Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a mass rally in front of Montgomery after the first group of Freedom Riders is assaulted. -
Arrested 2
Freedom Riders arrive in Jackson and are arrested -
President
Kennedy orders the Interrstate Commerce Commission to create and enforce stricter fines and regulations for facilities and buses that will not integrate. -
Banned
Segregation is banned at interstate travel facilities
