The freedom riders attempted to prevent civil rights activists from integrating the South.

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The freedom riders were civil rights activists themselves who were intentionally riding on buses into the South in order to test the Supreme Court's ruling that segregation on interstate buses was unconstitutional. They were met with violence and opposition from segregationists who wanted to maintain the Jim Crow laws and prohibit integration.

The Freedom Riders Attempted to Prevent Civil Rights Activists from Integrating