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PRESENTED BY Appreciate Diversity? Meet people who made it possible. For More Information Contact: Grace Johnson-Bann (615) 310 –5830 [email protected] Location: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Myers Presentation Room [M137] 5500 Wabash Ave Terre Haute, Indiana 47803 Legendary Freedom Riders Speak on Their Triumphs Legendary Freedom Riders Speak on Their Triumphs VOICES OF FREEDOM Three of the original Freedom Riders from Nashville, Tennessee will present Their experiences as part of the American Civil Rights Movement Details of the Freedom Riders protests A sit-in reenactment Gilbert Holmes, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union—Indiana will follow with a presentation on what we can do to stand up for our rights today. What are Freedom Riders? The Freedom Riders were people who rode buses from state to state in protest of Jim Crow laws in violation of Supreme Court rulings desegregating buses, waiting rooms, and restaurants for interstate travel. Many Freedom Riders were college students and faced consequences from their institutions. $5 admission without Rose-Hulman ID March 17, 2012 at 3 pm The Naonal Society of Black Engineers Rose-Hulman Chapter

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Flyer for Freedom Riders event at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana on March 17th. (Black and White version)

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PRESENTED BY

Appreciate Diversity?

Meet people who made it possible.

For More Information Contact:

Grace Johnson-Bann

(615) 310 –5830

[email protected]

Location: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Myers Presentation Room [M137]

5500 Wabash Ave

Terre Haute, Indiana 47803

Legendary Freedom Riders Speak on Their TriumphsLegendary Freedom Riders Speak on Their Triumphs

VOICES OF FREEDOM

Three of the original Freedom Riders from Nashville,

Tennessee will present

Their experiences as part of the American Civil

Rights Movement

Details of the Freedom Riders protests

A sit-in reenactment

Gilbert Holmes, Executive Director of the American Civil

Liberties Union—Indiana will follow with a presentation on

what we can do to stand up for our rights today.

What are Freedom Riders?

The Freedom Riders were people who rode buses from state

to state in protest of Jim Crow laws in violation of Supreme

Court rulings desegregating buses, waiting rooms, and

restaurants for interstate travel. Many Freedom Riders were

college students and faced consequences from their

institutions.

$5 admission without Rose-Hulman ID

March 17, 2012 at 3 pm The National Society of Black Engineers

Rose-Hulman Chapter