{"product_id":"twelve-days-in-may","title":"Twelve Days in May","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn May 4, 1961, a group of thirteen black and white civil rights activists launched the Freedom Ride, aiming to challenge the practice of segregation on buses and at bus terminal facilities in the South.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ride would last twelve days. Despite the fact that segregation on buses crossing state lines was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1946, and segregation in interstate transportation facilities was ruled unconstitutional in 1960, these rulings were routinely ignored in the South. The thirteen Freedom Riders intended to test the laws and draw attention to the lack of enforcement with their peaceful protest. As the Riders traveled deeper into the South, they encountered increasing violence and opposition. \u003c\/span\u003eWritten by \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Larry Dane Brimner.\u003c\/span\u003e Hardcover; \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e112 pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e#21116034\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BOOK COUNTRY CLEARING HOUSE LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51616572670258,"sku":"ayb1787251495710","price":6.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0935\/0289\/8482\/files\/twelve-days-in-may_1.jpg?v=1787251501","url":"https:\/\/www.mapleborough.shop\/products\/twelve-days-in-may","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}