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In 2–3 sentences, analyze the role and importance of Freedom Rides to the Civil Rights Movement.

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The 1961 Freedom Rides were interracial, nonviolent direct-action campaigns that tested and exposed Southern refusal to obey Supreme Court rulings banning segregation in interstate bus travel and terminal facilities. By provoking violent reactions and drawing national media and federal attention, the rides forced federal enforcement of desegregation, energized the broader Civil Rights Movement, and demonstrated the power of coordinated grassroots protest.