The Freedom Riders consisted of White and Black volunteers from which organizations?

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The Freedom Riders were volunteers from the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) also supported the Freedom Riders, but did not send volunteers on the buses. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was involved in the civil rights movement, but not directly with the Freedom Rides.

The Freedom Riders Consisted of White and Black Volunteers from Which