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This 8 page paper uses a real life Caucasian Freedom Rider from the 1960s as a subject for this piece of historic fiction. Research done uses the real account of James Peck who rode a bus from Atlanta to Birmingham at the height of the civil rights era. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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during the civil rights era and one Caucasian man by the name of James Peck who is not famous but merely one of the riders. The information comes from interviews,
articles, and a book regarding either the individuals experiences or the experiences of the movement as a whole. While the information cited is factually correct, the details not cited are
part of an embellishment in order to try to discern what James Peck might have thought, or written. If in fact, Peck would be asked about how he felt, there
would likely be differences because the additional information is the fictitious part of the assignment. May 12, 1961 Atlanta I just began to get ready to go on
the freedom ride. It is somewhat dangerous but it is exciting as well. We are going to test out democracy and to see if the Supreme Court decision will hold
("Freedom"). We are not engaging in civil disobedience by going on the ride ("Freedom"). That is because what we are doing is legal, at least the bus ride is.
But the ride is just part of it. I and one of the other guys are planning to protest a bit more when we get to Birmingham. The freedom ride
is certainly a part of it, but not the whole thing. Birmingham is important right now and that is where we are going. The bus is the vehicle but that
is again just a small portion of this civil rights test. I am really inspired. But I keep thinking back to the speech I heard by Bobby Kennedy last week
when he came to Athens ("Georgia History"). He was trying to get us to call off the rides too which is pathetic considering that he is the attorney general ("James
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