Buses Are a Comin': Memoir of a Freedom Rider

A teenager's firsthand account of the 1961 Freedom Rides, a defining moment in the Civil Rights Movement, and a resounding call to action for today's youth.

At 18, Charles Person became the youngest of the original Freedom Riders, a group of black and white activists who boarded buses to challenge segregation in the American South. Alongside future icons like John Lewis and James Farmer, Person embarked on a journey from Washington, D.C. to New Orleans, testing the Supreme Court's ruling th...