-
by
Raymond
Arsenault
The saga
of the
Freedom
Rides is
an
improbable,
almost
unbelievable
story.
In the
course
of six
months
in 1961,
four
hundred
and
fifty
Freedom
Riders
expanded
the
realm of
the
possible
in
American
politics,
redefining
the
limits
of
dissent
and
setting
the
stage
for the
civil
rights
movement.