26. STATION 1 STATION 2 STATION 3
CORE Letter Envelope Gallup Poll
STATION 4 STATION 5 STATION 6
Arrest Report CORE-lator CORE-lator
27. CORE letter to White House:
Gallup Poll:
Freedom Rides to
Jackson, Mississippi:
Letter to John Dolan:
Arrest of John Dolan (MS):
ICC bans discrimination:
Scheduled release from prison:
April 26, 1961
May, 1961
May-November, 1961
June 12, 1961
June 25, 1961
September 22, 1961
January 2, 1962
46. “I saw a uniformed policeman…
beating [Frank] over the
head...yelling: ‘Look out,
he’s trying to escape.’
Since Frank was on his
knees, it seemed funny to me
that anyone could think he
was trying to escape.”
55. “In the past three years I have
tried every system that I could
think of. Arguments, threats,
cajolery, humor and bribery with
no effect whatsoever....Sorry I
can’t wish you ‘Bon Voyage,’ but
with all my failings, no one has
ever called me a hypocrite.”
58. Type a one-page
(minimum) response to
John Luther Dolan’s
father as if you were
that Freedom Rider.
Make sure you date your
letter, “January 2nd,
1962”, the day his jail
sentence ended.
ASSESSMENT
60. January 2, 1962
Father,
Before anything else, thank you for letting
me know you’ve kept my things. Just the
thought of you looking after my drums gives
me the hope that one day we’ll play
together like we used to. One day, Father,
when all this comes to an end. One day,
your son will return to you.
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61. But there is so much more left to do. So
much more.
I have been thinking about your letter for
the past weeks, probably because it’s the
last thing I had in my hands before I
boarded Greyhound. Frank, my friend whom I
hope you still remember, had his mother’s
kiss as a farewell. I, your letter.
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62. When you heard we’ve been jailed, I know
what you must have been thinking — that you
were right from the beginning. That this
was all a product of my insanity. That your
son has lost his mind.
But Father, who would have thought that six
weeks in jail would only make me feel more
empowered and needed than ever?
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63. I am sorry, Father, for making you feel
that way. But I am not sorry for my
decisions. If my actions today close a lot
of doors for me, it is enough for me that
my little actions may have opened doors for
other people in exchange....
(by April D.)
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