Non-musical history for today: 1961 – American civil rights movement: The “Freedom Riders” began a bus trip through the South. 13 young riders (seven black, six white, including (future House of Representatives member) John Lewis (21), Genevieve Hughes (28), Mae Frances Moultrie, Joseph Perkins, Charles Person (18), Ivor Moore, William E. Harbour (19), Joan Trumpauer Mullholland (19), and Ed Blankenheim), left Washington, DC, on Greyhound (from the Greyhound Terminal) and Trailways buses. They planned to ride through Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, ending in New Orleans, Louisiana, where a civil rights rally was planned. This diverse group of volunteers came from 39 states and were from different economic classes and racial backgrounds. Most were college students and received training in nonviolent tactics.

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Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for May 4.

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