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Abolitionist activists Angelina Grimke and Theodore Weld come together.

2:53
Frederick Douglass agrees to join William Lloyd Garrison to advocate for abolitionism.

1:17
After four decades and 1,803 issues, William Lloyd Garrison closed The Liberator.

3:01
Bernard Lafayette speaks about acting from his conscience and training in Nashville.

1:46
Jim Lawson speaks about JFK and the Cold War as a critical issue facing the U.S.

1:11
Bernard Lafayette speaks about nonviolence as a response.

0:40
Catherine Burke Brooks speaks about racist treatment in the South.

2:10
Bernard Lafayette speaks about traveling from Montgomery, Alabama into Mississippi.

1:00
Pauline Knight-Ofuso speaks about the black press.

1:05
Scenes of bloody violence are reported across the country.

0:57
Traveling in the South was dangerous for blacks.

2:09
Freedom Riders participated in CORE training sessions before getting on the bus.