Freedom Riders

Summary

Freedom Riders is a demonstration^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of demonstration entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,525 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Freedom Riders's instance of is recorded as demonstration^[3].
• Freedom Riders's instance of is recorded as caravan^[4].
• Freedom Riders is associated with the civil rights movement movement^[5].
• Freedom Riders is a type of civil rights advocate^[6].
• Freedom Riders's Commons category is recorded as Freedom Riders^[7].
• Freedom Riders began on May 4, 1961^[8].
• Freedom Riders ended on December 10, 1961^[9].
• Freedom Riders's organizer is recorded as Congress of Racial Equality^[10].
• A participant in Freedom Riders was Margaret Burr Leonard^[11].
• Freedom Riders's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Freedom Riders^[12].
• Freedom Riders's main subject is racial segregation in the United States^[13].
• Journey of Reconciliation inspired Freedom Riders^[14].
• Freedom Riders's uses is recorded as intercity bus service^[15].
• Freedom Riders's uses is recorded as bus^[16].
• Freedom Riders's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Art+Feminism^[17].
• Freedom Riders's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights^[18].
• Freedom Riders's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora^[19].

Body

When and Where

Freedom Riders began on May 4, 1961^[8]. It ended on December 10, 1961^[9].

Context

Recorded instance of include demonstration^[3] and caravan^[4].

Participants

Among those involved in Freedom Riders was Margaret Burr Leonard^[11].

Outcome and Impact

Things named for Freedom Riders include Freedom Riders National Monument^[20], a National Monument of the United States^[21], in United States^[22], founded in 2017^[23].

Why It Matters

Freedom Riders ranks in the top 2% of demonstration entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,525 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

Entities named for it include Freedom Riders National Monument^[20], a National Monument of the United States^[21], in United States^[22], founded in 2017^[23].