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James Farmer Born
Leader of the freedom riders James Farmer was born -
Rosa parks
Civil rights activist Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white man. -
Montgomery bus boycott
Right after Rosa Parks was jailed blacks refused to ride buses in Montgomery Alabama -
Buses become desegrated
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The first freedom ride
The first Freedom Ride took place when seven blacks and six whites left Washington, D.C., on two public buses bound for the Deep South. -
Mobs attack the buses
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James Farmer Dies
