The Freedom Rides, and the violent reactions they provoked, bolstered the credibility of the American Civil Rights Movement and called national attention to the violent disregard for the law that was used to enforce segregation in the southern United States. The Freedom Riders set out to challenge this status quo by riding various forms of public transportation in the South to challenge local laws or customs that enforced segregation. Ferguson doctrine of separate but equal in interstate bus travel, but the ICC had failed to enforce its own ruling, and thus Jim Crow travel laws remained in force throughout the South. Carolina Coach Company that had explicitly denounced the Plessy v.
Five years prior to the Boynton ruling, the Interstate Commerce Commission had issued a ruling in Sarah Keys v. Virginia had outlawed racial segregation in the restaurants and waiting rooms in terminals serving buses that crossed state lines. The first Freedom Ride left Washington, D.C., on May 4, 1961, and was scheduled to arrive in New Orleans on May 17. And you might hear live music wafting out a coffee shop as you walk along, too.Freedom riders were civil rights activists that rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States to test the United States Supreme Court decision Boynton v. Everything from high school kids playing violin to solo piano players to bluegrass bands are busking on Pearl Street. Just up the road, you'll find the historic Boulder Theater. As Boulder's largest performance venue, the theater has a photo-worthy marquee and offers great live music, film and comedy performances.Īs you walk along Pearl Street, you're sure to stumble upon a great street performance.
On Wednesday nights during the height of the summer, the free Bands on the Bricks live music performances light up the 1300 block of Pearl Street. Pearl Street has been called a living stage, and for good reason. The Downtown Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and you can learn about several historic sites in our Historic Walking Tours Brochure. Boulder's downtown is packed with history, much of which you can see simply by walking around and reading a series of plaques along Pearl Street.
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