(A)
In 1960, He became one of the 13 first
Freedom Riders. There were7 whites and 6 blacks who were determined to ride via
Washington, D.C., to Atlanta, Ga. in an integrated fashion.
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(B)
When CORE gave up on the Freedom
Ride because of the violence, Lewis and fellow activist Diane Nasharranged
for the Nashville students took it over and brought it to a successful conclusion.
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(C)
At 31 years old, he was the first of the Freedom Riders to be assaulted in Rock
Hill, South Carolina. He tried to enter a whites-only waiting room and two whites
attacked him, injuring his face, and kicking him. Nevertheless, two weeks
later he joined a Freedom Ride bound for Jackson..
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