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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 15, 2011
Page
9
Houghton and fellow former riders reflect on 1961 bus protests against Jim Crow as PBS airs a documentary on WSIU and WUSI. They recount travels to Boston and Indianapolis, Oprah appearances, and reunion efforts while noting ongoing social challenges in subtler forms.
The 78 year old civil rights activist reflects on the 1961 Freedom Ride from Washington to Anniston, Berkeley radicalism, and later work in Carbondale. She praises nonviolence tactics learned from CORE, recounts a tour offer from Ray Arsenault, and notes decades of public service including foster care and peace vigils.
The film Freedom Riders profiles 400 activists spanning ages and races who challenged segregation on a 1961 journey to the Deep South. Genevieve Houghton of Carbondale is among those featured. Airing Monday at 8 p.m. on WSIU TV Channel 8 and WUS I Channel 16 as part of American Experience.
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