What was the purpose of the 1961 Freedom Rides?
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Correct answer: To test the Supreme Court's ban on segregated interstate bus travel
Organized by CORE, activists rode buses into the South to challenge local laws that ignored federal rulings against segregation. The rides often met with extreme violence, forcing the federal government to intervene.
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