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Stafford resident Frank White joined the Air Force in 1957, three days after finishing high school. Stationed in Texas, he traveled by Greyhound bus to visit his family in Virginia. For days and nights, he remained dressed in his uniform, sitting quietly in the back as the bus barreled through the deep South.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t make waves, don\u2019t draw attention to yourself,\u201d the young airman was warned by his African American superiors.<\/p>\n

Mr. White remembered those travels as he sat at the front of the bus last weekend, one of 21 area residents who joined 46 UMW students, as well as faculty and administrators, to trace the route of the 1961 Freedom Rides during fall break. This social justice experience celebrates Dr. James L. Farmer Jr., the late civil rights pioneer and Mary Washington history professor who orchestrated the historic protest to desegregate interstate travel.<\/p>\n

After the success of last year\u2019s civil rights trip, James Farmer Multicultural Center (JFMC) Director Marion Sanford and Assistant Director Chris Williams wondered what they could do to make this one even more meaningful. With the 100th anniversary of Dr. Farmer\u2019s birth approaching and the University announcing a centennial celebration in his honor, they decided to dedicate this year\u2019s experience to his signature movement and lifelong commitment to social justice.<\/p>\n

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For JFMC’s Social Justice Fall Break Trip in 2019, a group of area residents joined 45 UMW students, as well as faculty and administrators, to trace the route of the 1961 Freedom Rides, the historic protest to desegregate interstate travel, organized by Dr. Farmer. Photo by Lynda Allen. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Community members, including Frank White (far left), joined UMW students, faculty and administrators to visit the site where the Ku Klux Klan bombed the Freedom Riders’ bus on May 14, 1961 and brutally beat them as they disembarked. Photo by Lynda Allen. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

\u201cDr. Farmer is one of those names that should roll off the tongue, but it does not,\u201d said Williams, who often visited Farmer at his Spotsylvania home before the professor\u2019s death in 1999. \u201cEvery day, we ask how can we honor him more? Making sure these stories are told in the way they should be is a start.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the encouragement and leadership of Vice President for Equity and Access Sabrina Johnson, they invited the Fredericksburg community and alumni to join the trip. Like Mr. White, several who participated knew Dr. Farmer or were taught by him at Mary Washington.<\/p>\n

Early Saturday morning, the UMW group departed Fredericksburg, which had been the first stop for the 1961 Freedom Riders, who felt relieved when they didn\u2019t encounter intimidation, as they did when they ventured further south.<\/p>\n

A wide array of emotions swept over the UMW group as they traveled through North Carolina, Alabama and Georgia, stopping where the Freedom Riders did and visiting significant civil rights landmarks and museums. Together, they explored the painful truths of segregation, racism and injustice pervasive throughout the American South and beyond that persists today, over half a century later. Throughout the weekend, Mary Washington faculty and administrators led \u201ctown halls\u201d to help the travelers process and discuss their experiences.<\/p>\n

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Jessica Lynch looks at a Bible from Bethel Baptist Church in Birmingham on the 2019 Freedom Rides trip sponsored by the James Farmer Multicultural Center. Photo by Lynda Allen. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Mary Washington students, faculty and administrators and Fredericksburg community members at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, which was bombed in 1963, killing four little girls. It was designated a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 2006. Photo by Lynda Allen. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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The UMW group visited the International Civil Rights Center & Museum in Greensboro, North Carolina, home to the Woolworth’s lunch counter where four African American college students staged a sit-in in 1960 to protest segregation. Photo by Lynda Allen. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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A group of UMW students who traveled over their fall break through North Carolina, Alabama and Georgia to trace the route of the 1961 Freedom Rides, which tested the Supreme Court ruling that outlawed segregation on interstate travel, but was not being enforced in the deep South. Photo by Lynda Allen. <\/div> <\/div>
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Senior Jason Ford felt anger and desperation when he visited the Anniston, Alabama, bus terminal where the Freedom Riders\u2019 bus was bombed by the Ku Klux Klan, who brutally attacked the riders as they disembarked.<\/p>\n

Sophomore Jessica Lynch cried upon seeing the cement chunk removed from the skull of Carol Denise McNair, one of the four young girls killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham.<\/p>\n

Senior Rahima Morshed was heartbroken at the photograph of Emmett Till in his open casket, mutilated beyond recognition, at the International Civil Rights Center & Museum in Greensboro, North Carolina.<\/p>\n

She was also frustrated the Anniston marker wasn\u2019t at the location of the bombing. \u201cIt was a mile outside of town,\u201d she said. \u201cIt reminded me that African American narratives aren\u2019t only often untold, but intentionally misconstrued.\u201d<\/p>\n

But all were grateful and awed by those who sacrificed so the next generation could have a better life. And all agreed that it was more powerful experiencing this history in person than reading it in a book.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe riders had more courage than I could ever imagine,\u201d said Lynch. \u201cIt reminded me that hope is all we have. Now I feel empowered to speak up when someone says or does something that perpetuates racism.\u201d<\/p>\n

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At the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, the UMW group saw the Freedom Riders’ bus, which was firebombed by the KKK in Anniston, Alabama on Mother’s Day, May 14, 1961. The white mob held the doors to trap the riders inside and then brutally attacked them as they tried to escape the flames. Photo by Lynda Allen. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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The first black church in Birmingham, the 16th Street Baptist Church also served as a meeting place, social center and lecture hall over the years. W.E.B. DuBois, Mary McLeod Bethune, Paul Robeson and Ralph Bunche were among many notable African Americans who spoke there in the early part of the 20th century. Photo by Lynda Allen. <\/div> <\/div>
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In Atlanta, the UMW group visited Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth home and the final resting place of two civil rights icons, Dr. King and wife Coretta Scott King, as well as the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change and the Atlanta University Center. Photo by Lynda Allen. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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At Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, the UMW group paused for reflection at the sculpture memorializing the four little girls who were murdered in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in 1963. Photo by Lynda Allen. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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UMW faculty and administrators added commentary and context and led “town halls” to help travelers process and discuss their experiences. From left to right: Assistant Professor of History Erin Devlin, JFMC Associate Director JoAnna Raucci, JFMC Director Marion Sanford, Vice President for Equity and Access Sabrina Johnson, JFMC Assistant Director Chris Williams and Associate Director of Alumni Communications Angela McCormick. Photo by Lynda Allen. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Several students sought campus leadership roles after last year\u2019s trip, including Ford, now UMW\u2019s student government association president. Like Lynch and Morshed, he\u2019s eager to share what he learned with his fellow Eagles and continue to make UMW more inclusive and welcoming.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to ensure that all students, including people of color, have their voice accurately heard here at Mary Washington,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

JFMC Director Marion Sanford hopes UMW students felt inspired by the \u201ccourage, conviction and character\u201d of the Freedom Riders, many of whom also were in college. They got on the bus knowing threats, violence and perhaps even death were awaiting them, she said, and still refused to back down.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven at this age, you can play an active role in advocating for social justice,\u201d Sanford said. \u201cWe want to give students tools and strategies to be agents of change \u2013 just like Dr. Farmer and the Freedom Riders \u2013 and trailblazers in their own right.\u201d<\/p>\n

View the agenda<\/a> for a complete list of stops on the UMW group\u2019s Freedom Rides Tour.<\/p>\n

For the University of Mary Washington, 2020 will be a particularly significant year. January 12, 2020, will mark the centennial birthday of civil rights pioneer and Mary Washington history professor Dr. James L. Farmer Jr. We will also celebrate several institutional milestones, including the thirtieth anniversary of the <\/em>James Farmer Multicultural Center<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and the tenth anniversary of UMW\u2019s\u00a0<\/em>Women\u2019s and Gender Studies<\/em><\/a>\u00a0program.\u00a0In commemoration, UMW has launched more than a year of reflection and drive for action called\u00a0Farmer Legacy 2020: A Centennial Celebration and Commitment to Action. The Fall Break Freedom Rides Trip served as a prelude. In recognition of Dr. Farmer\u2019s activism and determination to, in his own words, \u201cdo something about\u201d injustice,\u00a0Farmer Legacy 2020\u00a0will encourage our community to take action in support of inclusive excellence. We will ask: What would Farmer fight for today?<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>Plan to visit the\u00a0<\/em>Farmer Legacy 2020 website<\/em><\/a>\u00a0throughout this year of commemoration to share and learn about our community in action.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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