The UAB Department of History was proud to host two Freedom Riders — Catherine Brooks-Burk and Ameen Rasheed Tuungane — who spoke to students and faculty about how their actions helped change the South — and history. Dorothy Walker, site director for the Freedom Rides Museum, also spoke. Pictures of the event, which was sponsored by the Department of History and the Rita C. Kimerling Public Historic Series, are below.
How the Freedom Riders Changed the South
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