by Vote Common Good Team | Oct 20, 2026 | Press Coverage
A group of original Freedom Riders, their descendants and civil rights leaders is retracing the 1961 Freedom Ride route, with a stop in Atlanta on Friday, 65 years later. The 12-day tour began in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 18 and is scheduled to visit 19 cities across...
by Vote Common Good Team | Oct 20, 2026 | Press Coverage
PETERSBURG, Va. — Some of the original Freedom Riders from the summer of 1961 arrived to great fanfare in Petersburg on Tuesday morning, returning to a bus station that was once segregated as part of an effort to re-trace their original route.They got a far different...
by Vote Common Good Team | Oct 20, 2026 | Press Coverage
The Ride will stop at VSU on October 20 as part of a national journey encouraging voter participation and civic engagement. Read Full Article
by Vote Common Good Team | Oct 20, 2026 | Press Coverage
Sixty-five years after the original Freedom Rides, a national bus tour is retracing the historic route through the South to encourage voter turnout ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. “The Ride” comes to Anniston on Oct. 24. Read Full Article
by Vote Common Good Team | Oct 19, 2026 | Press Coverage
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