Charles Person, the youngest member of the original Freedom Riders who faced racial violence to challenge segregation in interstate travel, died Jan. 8 in Fayetteville, Georgia. He was 82. In 1961, 18 ...

On Jan. 8, Charles Person, an original Freedom Rider, died at his home in Fayetteville, Ga., at age 82. A leader in the Civil Right Movement, Person had visited Anniston several times and came to ...

Charles Person, the youngest of the 13 original Freedom Riders, who were battered, bloodied and nearly killed as they traveled across the South in 1961, helping the civil rights movement gain momentum ...

“Let’s burn them [racial epithet] alive,” so begins the harrowing and inspirational tale of Buses Are A Comin’, Memoir of a Freedom Rider, written by Atlanta’s Charles Person. In May of 1961, an ...

The youngest Freedom Rider, Charles Person, died at age 82, his family stated. He left an incredible mark on history and was ...

ATLANTA — Family and friends gathered Friday to remember the life and legacy of Charles Person, the youngest original Freedom Rider and a civil rights legend. Person died at his home on January 8 in ...

During the NLC Convention, the Freedom Rider told young leaders to vote because the future is in their hands. During the 2024 New Leaders Council Convention, Charles Person, the youngest member to ...

At 18 years old, Charles Person of Atlanta was the youngest of the Freedom Riders that boarded two Trailway buses in Washington, D.C. bound for New Orleans on May 4, 1961. The Freedom Riders were ...