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Principle one: Nonviolence is a way of life for courageous people. It is active nonviolent resistance to | Principle one: Nonviolence is a way of life for courageous people. It is active nonviolent resistance to | ||
evil. It is aggressive spiritually, mentally and emotionally. | evil. It is aggressive spiritually, mentally and emotionally. | ||
=====Civil Rights Movement (United States): Nonviolent Protests===== | |||
[https://southern.libguides.com/civilrights/nonviolentprotest by SOUTHERN ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY] | |||
Risking it All and Riding for Freedom | |||
Challenging the South’s failure to enforce the Supreme Court decision in Boynton v. Virginia (1960), which ruled that segregation of public buses was unconstitutional, foot soldiers of the Civil Rights Movement began the Freedom Rides. The Freedom Riders rode interstate buses across the South and drew national attention to their cause because of the violence that often erupted against them. You can visit the cities where the Freedom Riders stopped on their journey and discover the impact of the rides on the Civil Rights Movement and the country. | |||
