... Luther King Jr. led a procession of 25,000 demonstrators into Montgomery, Alabama. Solemnly, the cortege passed the Jefferson Davis Hotel, which had a huge Rebel flag draped across its front. Quietly they stood at Confederate Square, where Negroes ... . White brothers and sisters from across the nation, Freedom Riders they were called, came to carry them home. One volunteer was Viola Liuzzo, a mother of five, who traveled from Detroit to protest segregation. Unfamiliar with the roads, Mrs. Liuzzo was given a ...
