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Posted by jacqueline on November 13, 2008, 7:48 pm, in reply to "Freedom Riders 1961"
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Kay, In 1961 I was consumed with being pregnant and not married and how to tell my alcholic parents so I wasn't savvy about the Freedom Riders and ashamed to say about the Viet Nam war
either. It was interesting to read your message and your suggestion about a 50-yr reunion show. Take care of yourself.
--Previous Message--
: Dear Oprah,
:
: I was a Freedom Rider in 1961 and after my
: release from jail returned to Nashville to
: help train/prepare other people in
: non-violence for upcoming rides. I think
: altogether there ended up being more than
: 300 riders during that summer.
: The later riders ended up in Parchman Prison
: in Mississippi instead of the Hinds County
: Jail in Jackson where the early riders were
: incarcerated.
: I was thinking that a show in 2011 reuniting
: the riders (50 years later) would be an
: interesting and informative show. I do not
: know if I will make it as I have had several
: heart attacks the last few years. I feel
: incrediably blessed to see Barack Obama
: elected our next president!
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