Freedom Rider (Noun)
Meaning
One of an interracial group of civil rights activists who rode buses through parts of the South in order to protest racial segregation.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The freedom rider was arrested and jailed for refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white person.
- As a freedom rider, she faced violent opposition from those who opposed the civil rights movement.
- The group of freedom riders was met with hostility and violence as they traveled through the Deep South.
- He became a prominent figure in the civil rights movement after participating in the freedom rider protests.
- The bravery of the freedom riders helped to bring attention to the issue of racial segregation in the United States.