Memoir Co-Author Remembers Late Freedom Rider
Charles Person’s legacy in fighting for civil rights was simply “(doing) something,” said Richard Rooker.
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Freedom Rider Charles Person Speaks At Grace
Charles Person was 18 when he opted to test whether black people in the South could travel normally with white people via public transportation.
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MLK Jr. Luncheon To Occur Later This Year
The annual community Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. luncheon will be later this year.
Read MoreFreedom Rider Charles Person To Speak At Grace
Freedom Rider Charles Person is to speak as part of Grace College’s celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy.
Read MoreWarsaw Schools Speaker Series Welcomes Charles Person
As part of an ongoing Warsaw Community Schools Speaker Series, WCS will welcome Charles Person on May 11.
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Freedom Rider’s Tale Inspires WCS To ‘Enrich Lives’
WARSAW — Yesterday students at Warsaw Community School Corporation were given a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience history in the flesh. Students from Warsaw Community School Corporation fifth, eighth and 11th grade classes had the opportunity to listen to the story of Charles Person, one of three … Read More
Experience Of Freedom Rider Shared With Warsaw
WARSAW — Over 600 people of all ages and all walks of life, came to the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center on the campus of Grace College not only for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration, but to hear Charles Person, one of three surviving original Freedom … Read More
Sit-In Veteran And Freedom Rider To Speak At MLK Day Commemoration
By RICHARD ROOKER MLK Day Commemoration Committee (EDITOR’S NOTE: Monday, Jan. 18, Charles Person, one of three surviving original Freedom Riders of 1961, will be the speaker for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center. The event runs from 11:30 a.m. … Read More
Original Freedom Rider Speaking At MLK Day Commemoration
By RICHARD ROOKER MLK Day Commemoration Committee (EDITOR’S NOTE: Monday, Jan. 18, Charles Person, one of three surviving original Freedom Riders of 1961, will be the speaker for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center. The event runs from 11:30 a.m. … Read More
Original Freedom Rider Speaking In Warsaw For MLK Day Commemoration
By RICHARD ROOKER MLK Day Commemoration Committee (EDITOR’S NOTE: Monday, Jan. 18, Charles Person, one of three surviving original Freedom Riders of 1961, will be the speaker for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center. The event runs from 11:30 a.m. … Read More
The Youngest Freedom Rider Coming To Warsaw Jan. 18
This video was published on Nov. 5, 2015, and shared with Ink Free News by Joseph Defilippo, who wrote the words to the video. DeFilippo stated the video is a tribute to Person and the heroic Freedom Riders, and has shared the video with Person, who liked the … Read More