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 The roots of Cincinnati Funk Fest's Hip... March 29, 2018 Jim Irsay: With healthy Luck, Colts a... May 9, 2018 No. 7 train evacuated inside smoke-filled East... April 7, 2015 9 Times Kehlani Showed Off Her Chops... April 12, 2018 San Jose Music in the Park announces... May 1, 2018 Police: Man Held Up Bank In Middle... February 15, 2015 Hurricane sending risky surf ashore as it... July 11, 2018 Woman harassed over Puerto Rican flag shirt... July 13, 2018 Black Violin brings tour to Collar City April 11, 2018 Favre details addiction, recalls trips to rehab May 22, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.