Afro History Today in Afro History ! Freedom rides begin in 1961 ! The First of the freedom riders left from Washington D.C. ! written by Marc Alexander May 4, 2025 View image | gettyimages.com View image | gettyimages.com Today in Afro History ! Freedom rides begin in 1961 ! The First of the freedom riders left from Washington D.C. ! was last modified: April 5th, 2025 by Marc Alexander 0 comment 0 Facebook Twitter Google + Pinterest Marc Alexander previous post Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, George Hill ! NFL player, James Harrison ! Singer, Jackie Jackson ! NBA player, Victor Oladipo ! Jamaican Singer, Jacob Miller ! next post Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Chris Brown ! Martial Artist/Actor, Jim Kelly ! NFL player, Ike Taylor ! Singer, Raheem Devaughn ! Singer, Johnnie Taylor ! You may also like France wins 2nd World Cup title, defeating... July 15, 2018 Joey Price on Black music being Black... June 15, 2018 XXXTentacion's Mom Posted An Ultrasound Picture And... June 22, 2018 Premiere: Rising Alt-Soul Star Fousheé Shares New... May 16, 2018 NYC Rent Guideline Board Votes To Hike... June 28, 2017 Eagles make ring appear for magician Dorenbos June 21, 2018 Man finds rings in ashes of burned... July 9, 2018 Editor gets card apparently mailed by accused... July 6, 2018 Today in Afro History ! Hattie McDaniel,... October 26, 2025 Seal goes crazy for jazz 'Standards' on... June 15, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.