
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Winner

On May 4, 1961, thirteen activists--black and white, young and old, male and female--board two buses in Washington, D.C., for New Orleans, Louisiana. Their Freedom Ride will last just twelve days. But their mission is clear. The laws prohibiting segregation on buses crossing...

On May 4, 1961, thirteen activists--black and white, young and old, male and female--board two buses in Washington, D.C., for New Orleans, Louisiana. Their Freedom Ride will last just twelve days. But their mission is clear. The laws prohibiting segregation on buses crossing...