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Migrant buses compared to 1962 "Reverse Freedom Rides" of Black Families

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The JFK Presidential Library has compared the transporting of migrants to liberal cities by southern Republican governors in protest of President Joe Biden's immigration policies to the Reverse Freedom Rides led by southern segregationists in 1962. In 1962, a group of conservatives funded one-way trips to the north for Black citizens. Hundreds of Black Americans were transported to cities such as New York, Philadelphia and Chicago.

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The Independent

JFK Library compares DeSantis migrants move to historic ‘Reverse Freedom Rides’

Officials say dozens of migrants were on flights to the island where Barack Obama has a $12m home

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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USA Today

Reverse Freedom Riders: Cape Cod migrant crisis evokes 60-year-old memories of similar ploy

In 1962, roughly 100 Black passengers who boarded busses in the South were told John F. Kennedy would provide food, housing in Massachusetts.

2 years ago·United States

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CNN

The relocation of migrants by Republican governors recalls painful memories of the 'Reverse Freedom Rides'

The relocation of about 50 migrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, initiated last week by Florida's governor, has revived memories of strikingly similar tactics employed by southern segregationists 60 years ago.

2 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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The Washington Post

‘Reverse Freedom Rides’: An echo of Martha’s Vineyard migrant flights 60 years ago

Tricked by segregationists with promises of work and housing, Black families were dropped in Cape Cod with nothing. Sound familiar?

2 years ago

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KRDO

The relocation of migrants by Republican governors recalls painful memories of the 'Reverse Freedom Rides'

The relocation of about 50 migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, initiated this week by Florida’s governor, has revived memories of strikingly similar tactics employed by southern segregationists 60 years ago. In 1962, a group of conservatives, intent on retaliating against desegregation efforts during the civil rights movement, funded

2 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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KIFI

The relocation of migrants by Republican governors recalls painful memories of the 'Reverse Freedom Rides'

The relocation of about 50 migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, initiated this week by Florida’s governor, has revived memories of strikingly similar tactics employed by southern segregationists 60 years ago.In 1962, a group of conservatives, intent on retaliating against desegregation efforts during the civil rights movement, funded one-way trips to the north for Black citizens, in what they called “Reve…

2 years ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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Migrant buses compared to 1962 "Reverse Freedom Rides" of Black Families

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JFK Library compares DeSantis migrants move to historic ‘Reverse Freedom Rides’

JFK Library compares DeSantis migrants move to historic ‘Reverse Freedom Rides’

Reverse Freedom Riders: Cape Cod migrant crisis evokes 60-year-old memories of similar ploy

Reverse Freedom Riders: Cape Cod migrant crisis evokes 60-year-old memories of similar ploy

The relocation of migrants by Republican governors recalls painful memories of the 'Reverse Freedom Rides'

The relocation of migrants by Republican governors recalls painful memories of the 'Reverse Freedom Rides'

‘Reverse Freedom Rides’: An echo of Martha’s Vineyard migrant flights 60 years ago

‘Reverse Freedom Rides’: An echo of Martha’s Vineyard migrant flights 60 years ago

The relocation of migrants by Republican governors recalls painful memories of the 'Reverse Freedom Rides'

The relocation of migrants by Republican governors recalls painful memories of the 'Reverse Freedom Rides'

The relocation of migrants by Republican governors recalls painful memories of the 'Reverse Freedom Rides'

The relocation of migrants by Republican governors recalls painful memories of the 'Reverse Freedom Rides'

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