freedom rider
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freedom rider
n.
One of a group of civil rights activists in the early 1960s who rode buses through parts of the southern United States for the purpose of challenging racial segregation.
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freedom rider
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) US a person who participated, esp in the 1960s, in an organized tour, usually by public transport in the South, in order to protest against racism and put federal laws on integration to the test
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Noun | 1. | freedom rider - one of an interracial group of civil rights activists who rode buses through parts of the South in order to protest racial segregation civil rights activist, civil rights leader, civil rights worker - a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups |
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