freedom rider
In the United States during 1961, a civil rights activist who participated in one or…In the United States during 1961, a civil rights activist who participated in one or more trips by bus or other forms of transport, known as freedom rides, through parts of the southern U.S. to demonstrate opposition to racial prejudice and segregation.
Meaning
2 senses(US, historical)In the United States during 1961, a civil rights activist who participated in one or more trips by bus or other forms of transport, known as freedom rides, through parts of the southern U.S. to demonstrate opposition to racial prejudice and segregation.
one of an interracial group of civil rights activists who rode buses through parts of the South in order to protest racial segregation
(Australia, broadly, historical)A participant in a similar excursion undertaken by protesters in Australia in 1965 in opposition to unfair discrimination against Indigenous Australians.
Origin
From freedom ride + -er.From freedom ride + -er.
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Forms
plural: freedom riders| Singular | freedom rider |
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