John Seigenthaler, aide to Robert F. Kennedy during the 1960 Presidential campaign and Administrative Assistant to the Attorney General, Department of Justice (1961), joined the Freedom Riders in Brimingham; and was attacked and hospitalized along with fellows SNCC riders in Montgomery, Alabama. Fifty years later, Seigenthaler recalls his experience and passes down the legacy of the Freedom Rides to his young grandchild. "Race still matters," he concludes.
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