With the
U.S. Capitol as a backdrop, the Voices of Civil Rights
Bus Tour left Washington, D.C., on August 3, 2004. This
70-day odyssey through 22 states and 39 cities followed
part of the route of the 1961 Freedom Rides to Jackson,
Mississippi, and then proceeded to historic civil rights
sites as far west as California before continuing north
as far as Milwaukee and on to Topeka, Kansas. Along the
way, nearly 200,000 ordinary citizens attended Voices of
Civil Rights events, and thousands shared their personal
stories about America's quest for equality. The spirit
of this unprecedented journey is preserved here through
photographs, videos, and regular reports from the road
in tribute to those who generously shared a part of history
that must never be forgotten.
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