DailyPict: Catherine Burks Freedom Rider, 1961


Arrested and facing a brutal night in the box. Look at the expression on her face. #NoFear

Catherine Burks, Freedom Rider. Arrested in 1961 as part of the Freedom Riders, activists who entered Southern bus stations, train stations, and airports to challenge state segregation laws.

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