In 1961, during the Civil Rights Movement, the Congress of Racial Equalityrecruited volunteers for a series of bus rides. David Fankhauser, a 19-year-old student, boarded the bus to Jackson, Mississippi. There he and the other volunteers faced violence and imprisonment for protesting racial segregation at interstate bus terminals. Fankhauser was a Freedom Rider.
Fankhauser shared his experiences in the Civil Rights Movement during a recent talkat the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. Here to discuss the work of the Freedom Riders is retired University of Cincinnati Clermont College Biology and ChemistryProfessor David Fankhauser.