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freedom rider

/ˈfriːdəm ˌraɪdər/

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/ˈfriːdəm ˌraɪdər/C1formalamericanpolitical
  • ruЧеловек, особенно во времена Движения за гражданские права в 1960-х годах, который ездил на междугородних автобусах в сегрегированные южные штаты США, чтобы оспаривать и протестовать против законов о расовой сегрегации.

A person, especially during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States to challenge and protest racial segregation laws.

  1. Civil rights activistC1formalamerican

    A person who participated in the Freedom Rides of 1961, traveling on interstate buses into the segregated southern United States to challenge the non-enforcement of Supreme Court rulings that declared segregated public buses unconstitutional.

    ruБорец за гражданские права

    • The Freedom Riders faced violent opposition in Alabama.
    • Many Freedom Riders were arrested for challenging segregation laws.
    • The courage of the Freedom Riders helped bring national attention to the civil rights movement.