"It was clear to me that if we allowed the Freedom Ride to stop at that point, just after so much violence had been inflicted, the message would have been sent that all you have to do to stop a nonviolent campaign is inflict massive violence,"

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Source : "Freedom Riders Reflect On 50th Anniversary". "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. May 4, 2011.

Diane Nash

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