Author: Christie Pugh

Monday, May 9, 2011

by Christie Pugh

UMW grad boards 2011 Freedom Ride; The Free Lance-Star; http://www.topix.com; http://www.boston.com; http://www.waff.com; http://www.headlineva.com; http://www.retirementcommunity.com

Charles Reed was among the University of Mary Washington‘s more than 1,000 graduates this year.

http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2011/052011/05092011/625208

http://www.topix.com/county/spotsylvania-va/2011/05/umw-grad-boards-2011-freedom-ride

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2011/05/07/50_years_later_students_retrace_1961_freedom_ride/?rss_id=Boston.com+–+Latest+news

http://www.waff.com/Global/story.asp?S=14592452

http://www.headlineva.com/index.php/news/article/1757003/

http://www.retirementcommunity.com/local.php?location=22401&city=Fredericksburg&state=Virginia&link=11915

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Monday, May 9, 2011

by Christie Pugh

50 years later, students retrace 1961 Freedom Ride; http://www.msnbc.msn.com; The Washington Post; http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com; http://www.seattlepi.com; http://www.whsv.com; http://www.wbtv.com; http://trib.com; http;//www.todaysthv.com; http://www.wrcbtv.com; http://www.wral.com; http://www.reflector.com; http://www.nhregister.com; http://www.mail.com/news/us/401082-50-years-later-students-retrace-1961-freedom-ride.html; http://www.lorettotel.net; http://nwcable.net; http://www.sify.com; http://www.boston.com; http://my.earthlink.net; http://www.kvue.com; http://www.mywesttexas.com; http://www.blackamericaweb.com; http://townhall.com; http://columbustelegram.com; http://comparenews.info; http://kentuckyclassifieds.net/?p=31520; http://www.gettysburgtimes.com; http://www2.wsls.com; http://www.journalreview.com; http://valdostadailytimes.com; http://www.idahostatejournal.com; http://news.hjnews.com; http://www.palmbeachpost.com; http://www.phillyburbs.com; http://www.citizen.com; http://northernstar.info/from_ap/nation_world/article_0ebe42b9-cbe5-56b7-84ad-53ff1af6d2a8.html

RICHMOND, Va. — Charles Reed Jr. is skipping his college graduation ceremony to do something much more significant to him: retracing the original 1961 Freedom Ride and paying tribute to those who helped win the civil rights that his generation enjoys.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42943104

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/students-join-original-freedom-riders-to-retrace-1961-challenge-to-southern-segregation/2011/05/07/AF4o08IG_story.html

http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2011/05/09/fifty-years-later-students-retrace-1961-freedom-ride/

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/50-years-later-students-retrace-1961-Freedom-Ride-1370255.php

http://www.whsv.com/home/headlines/Retracing_the_Steps_of_the_Freedom_Riders_121504704.html

http://www.wbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=14592468

http://trib.com/news/national/article_bfd4421a-cada-5750-a757-3f441fea92b0.html

http://www.todaysthv.com/news/article/156596/288/50-years-later-students-retrace-1961-Freedom-Ride-?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Ct

http://www.wrcbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=14592452

http://www.wral.com/news/national_world/national/story/9565173/

http://www.reflector.com/ap/staten/50-years-later-students-retrace-1961-freedom-ride-473553

http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2011/05/08/news/doc4dc6cb770da19233870822.txt

http://www.mail.com/news/us/401082-50-years-later-students-retrace-1961-freedom-ride.html

http://www.lorettotel.net/?page=news_us&op=viewstory&story=93899

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http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2011/05/07/50_years_later_students_retrace_1961_freedom_ride/

http://my.earthlink.net/article/us?guid=20110507/de9c3269-c4c8-4407-8cd3-915c7509f823

http://www.kvue.com/news/national/121440559.html

http://www.mywesttexas.com/news/state_and_national/us/article_eaf37766-c99c-5c1f-85fe-ebd0b6735de9.html

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/moving_america_news/28305&page=5

http://townhall.com/news/us/2011/05/08/50_years_later,_students_retrace_1961_freedom_ride

http://columbustelegram.com/news/national/article_379acb42-60e1-55b3-88b2-389fa99d6474.html

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http://www.gettysburgtimes.com/news/national/article_127aea73-2712-53ad-8184-edaa9b7794b1.html

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http://www.journalreview.com/news/article_6b873538-b4c8-5c80-8341-ef8a7ed94164.html

http://valdostadailytimes.com/todays-top-stories/x1113183274/50-years-later-students-retrace-1961-Freedom-Ride

http://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/national/article_7add5767-6185-5903-9f4b-f4092fedc3bf.html

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http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/nation/50-years-later-students-retrace-1961-freedom-ride-1461162.html

http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/national/years-later-students-retrace-freedom-ride/article_7ad65fb7-4ff6-5e6e-bbac-2d16dade0631.html

http://www.citizen.com/news/wire_news/nation/article_e8330a70-48c1-5765-b83f-30516f736a94.html

http://northernstar.info/from_ap/nation_world/article_0ebe42b9-cbe5-56b7-84ad-53ff1af6d2a8.html /from_ap/nation_world/article_0ebe42b9-cbe5-56b7-84ad-53ff1af6d2a8.html

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Monday, May 9, 2011

by Christie Pugh

U.S. Representative Invokes Freedom Riders in Speech at VA University; http://www.whsv.com; Richmond Times-Dispatch; http://www.therepublic.com; http://www.wtop.com; http://www.accessnorthga.com; http://www.macon.com; http://www.greenfieldreporter.com; http://www.whsv.com; http://www.wvva.com; http://myatltv.com; http://www.11alive.com; http://www.ledger-enquirer.com; http:www.wset.com; http://washingtonexaminer.com; http:hosted.ap.org; http://www.wsbradio.com; http://www.wtoc.com; http://www.dailypress.com; http://www.wrcbtv.com; http://www.newstimes.com; http://www.ctpost.com; http://www.greenwichtime.com; http://www.beaumontenterprise.com; http://www.wric.com; http://www.ktkz.com; http://www.wmbfnews.com; http://www.walb.com; http://www.860wgul.com; http://www.wistv.com; http://www.mysanantonio.com; http://www.westport-news.com; http://www.710knus.com; http://www.timesunion.com; http://www.georgia.statenews.net; http://www.stamfordadvocate.com; http://www.nbc12.com; http://content.usatoday.net; http://www.kcbq.com/article.aspx?id=60562885-5057-431e-adb6-4cd12f5770b1&catid=0; http://www.660worl.com; http://www.wokv.com; http://www.590ktie.com; http://www.talk920.com; http://www.wlssradio.com;

U.S. Rep. John Lewis invoked the spirit of the Freedom Riders in address to the class of 2011 at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg.

http://www.whsv.com/virginiaap/headlines/US_Representative_Invokes_Freedom_Riders_in_Speech_at_VA_University_121503639.htmlhttp://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/may/08/TDMET03-rep-john-lewis-addresses-umw-grads-ar-1024165/

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/may/08/TDMET03-rep-john-lewis-addresses-umw-grads-ar-1024165/

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/df44658221624d4fb7c8ed51088dd31e/VA–Mary-Washington-Lewis/

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=120&sid=2374064

http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=238525

http://www.macon.com/2011/05/07/1552684/us-rep-lewis-addresses-va-grads.html

http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/view/story/df44658221624d4fb7c8ed51088dd31e/VA–Mary-Washington-Lewis/

http://www.whsv.com/virginiaap/headlines/US_Representative_Invokes_Freedom_Riders_in_Speech_at_VA_University_121503639.htmlhttp://www.wvva.com/Global/story.asp?

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http://www.11alive.com/rss/article/190299/3/US-Rep-Lewis-addresses-Va-Grads-recalls-Freedom-Ride

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2011/05/07/1569246/us-rep-lewis-addresses-va-grads.html

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http://www.wtoc.com/Global/story.asp?S=14592567

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http://www.wrcbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=14592567

http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/US-Rep-Lewis-addresses-Va-grads-1370280.php

http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/US-Rep-Lewis-addresses-Va-grads-1370280.php

http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/US-Rep-Lewis-addresses-Va-grads-1370280.php

http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/US-Rep-Lewis-addresses-Va-grads-1370280.php

http://www.wric.com/Global/story.asp?S=14594429

http://www.ktkz.com/article.aspx?id=60562885-5057-431e-adb6-4cd12f5770b1&catid=0

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http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/US-Rep-Lewis-addresses-Va-grads-1370280.php

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http://www.710knus.com/article.aspx?id=60562885-5057-431e-adb6-4cd12f5770b1&catid=0

http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/US-Rep-Lewis-addresses-Va-grads-1370280.php

http://www.georgia.statenews.net/story.php?rid=45242998

http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/US-Rep-Lewis-addresses-Va-grads-1370280.php

http://www.nbc12.com/Global/story.asp?S=14592574

http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gci/InsidePage.aspx?cId=delmarvanow&sParam=36429033.story

http://www.kcbq.com/article.aspx?id=60562885-5057-431e-adb6-4cd12f5770b1&catid=0

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http://www.wokv.com/news/ap/social-issues/us-rep-lewis-addresses-va-grads/nCcdx/

http://www.590ktie.com/article.aspx?id=60562885-5057-431e-adb6-4cd12f5770b1&catid=0

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