freedom riders
noun /ˈfriːdəm raɪdəz/
/ˈfriːdəm raɪdərz/
[plural] (North American English)- groups of both black and white people from the northern US who in 1961 rode together in buses in the Deep South as a protest against segregation on public transport there. The first 'freedom rides' were organized by the Congress of Racial Equality. The freedom riders were often attacked by angry crowds, but in November that year the Interstate Commerce Commission legally ended segregation on buses.
自由骑士：来自美国北部的黑人和白人群体，1961年在深南的公共汽车上一起骑车，以抗议那里的公共交通隔离。种族平等大会组织了第一批“自由骑行”。自由骑士经常受到愤怒的人群的攻击，但是在同年11月，州际贸易委员会合法地结束了公共汽车上的种族隔离。