HILF 58 - The Freedom Rides with Dave Reinitz

Dawn's Guest, Dave Reinitz is a stand-up comedian and stain-glass artist whose personal connection to this slice of History brings it alive for all of us. Hear about how his mother, Janet Braun-Reinitz, joined with the Freedom Riders in 1961 and endured and enlightened one of the darkest chapters of American History. ---Dawn's Sources • Book - The Freedom Riders by Raymond Arsenault (thriftbooks.com/w/freedom-riders-1961-and-the-…)
• Podcast - Stuff you Missed in History Class (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stuff-you-missed…) (2011) (3-part series)
• Interview - Watch Janet's interview with The Library of Congress (egrove.olemiss.edu/freeriders/41) (2001)
• Summary of events from The Bill of Rights Institute (billofrightsinstitute.org/essays/freedom-riders)
• Excellent sources here from The Civil Rights Trail (civilrightstrail.com/experience/risking-it-all…)
• Janet Braun-Reinitz's Artwork (womanmade.org/artwork/janet-braun-reinitz-2)
• Dave's stain-glass page on Etsy - Boomdiggitty Glass (etsy.com/shop/BoomDiggittyGlass)
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