Godfried Comments in Freedom Rider Story
Nathan Godfried of the UMaine history faculty was quoted in a Lewiston Sun Journal story about Gordon Harris, 73, an Auburn man who was arrested in Mississippi as a Freedom Rider in 1961. Freedom Riders traveled to the Deep South to challenge segregation laws. Gottfried provided context about the Freedom Riders and the role they played in the civil rights movement. Harris will be on the Oprah Winfrey Show on May 4.
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