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Remember the Freedom Riders

Remember the Freedom Riders

Kamala Harris's path was forged by the fearless civil-rights activists of the 1960s.

Sep 06, 2024
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Remember the Freedom Riders
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Freedom Riders look on as a Greyhound bus they’ve fled burns after being firebombed by a Ku Klux Klan mob outside of Anniston, Ala., May 14, 1961.

By Michael Judge

Last month Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign raised $361 million—triple the amount of the Trump campaign—much of which came from small donations of $5, $10, or $20 from individuals and families across the country. That’s an impressive feat for any politician, let alone the first woman of color to win a presidential nomination from a major American political party. Clearly, her message of unity, patriotism, and inclusiveness is resonating across the country.

As she said just a few weeks ago in her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, “Everywhere I go, in everyone I meet, I see a nation that is ready to move forward. Ready for the next step in the incredible journey that is America. I see an America where we hold fast to the fearless belief that built our nation and inspired the world. That here, in this…

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