History Crawling into the Present

If you’ve never heard of the Reverse Freedom Rides of 1962, you’re not alone. Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square as they tell this hidden history of how Southern segregationists tricked Blacks into boarding buses bound for what they thought was a brighter new life in the North. Then listen as your hosts draw a through line from that pernicious incident to current news stories about migrants in Arizona, Florida, and Texas being bused and flown to Northern cities. Want more like this? Go to https://www.podpage.com/why-are-they-so-angry/ to get the history they didn’t teach you in school. 

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A Lesson From the Past for Ron DeSantis 

Biden Dismisses DeSantis’ Immigrant Relocation | National News 

Lunch Hour Live: The Forgotten Story of the Reverse Freedom Rides 

Migrant Buses Compared to 1962 'Reverse Freedom Rides' of Black Families 

Migrants sent to Martha's Vineyard have been voluntarily taken to military base for support , officials say 

Moseley, Margaret. Papers - The Civil Rights History Project: Survey of Collections and Repositories (The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress) 

New poll indicates a majority of Texas voters support relocating migrants 

Newsom Asks DOJ to Probe Florida, Texas Migrant Relocation Schemes 

Reverse Freedom Rides - Wikipedia 

962 THROWBACK: "REVERSE FREEDOM RIDES" 

The Cruel Story Behind The 'Reverse Freedom Rides' 

'The future is here.' Migrants step off buses from Texas into New York homeless shelters 

The relocation of migrants by Republican governors recalls painful memories of the 'Reverse Freedom Rides' 

Three Venezuelan migrants flown from Texas to Massachusetts sue Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis 

To End Systemic Racism, Ensure Systemic Equality | News & Commentary | American Civil Liberties Union 

Webb, Clive, "A Cheap Trafficking in Human Misery": The Reverse Freedom Rides of 1962 Journal of American Studies, Vol. 38, No. 2, Civil Rights and Reactions (Aug., 2004), pp. 249-271 

Woman Recounts ‘Reverse Freedom Rides’ of 1962 After Migrants Sent to Martha’s Vineyard – NBC Boston