Dawn's Guest, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/davereinitz/">Dave Reinitz</a> 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   <ul><li>Book - <a href="https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/freedom-riders-1961-and-the-struggle-for-racial-justice_raymond-arsenault/377471/item/9136049/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=high_vol_midlist_standard_shopping_customer_acquisition&utm_adgroup=&utm_term=&utm_content=666157863328&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2PSvBhDjARIsAKc2cgM696dqY-v03FtwrikujqtoOdvFEpna7kg0v2UwkyPpD79bs5GcKw4aAo8zEALw_wcB#idiq=9136049&edition=5866992">The Freedom Riders by Raymond Arsenault</a></li><li>Podcast - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stuff-you-missed-in-history-class/id283605519?i=1000388462724">Stuff you Missed in History Class</a> (2011)  (3-part series)</li><li>Interview - <a href="https://egrove.olemiss.edu/freeriders/41/">Watch Janet's interview with The Library of Congress</a> (2001)</li><li>Summary of events from <a href="https://billofrightsinstitute.org/essays/freedom-riders">The Bill of Rights Institute</a></li><li>Excellent sources here from <a href="https://civilrightstrail.com/experience/risking-it-all-and-riding-for-freedom/">The Civil Rights Trail</a></li><li><a href="https://womanmade.org/artwork/janet-braun-reinitz-2/">Janet Braun-Reinitz's Artwork</a></li><li>Dave's stain-glass page on Etsy - <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/BoomDiggittyGlass">Boomdiggitty Glass</a></li></ul>----<ul><li>See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!</li><li><a href="https://www.history.com/shows/historys-crazy-rich-ancients">Crazy Rich Ancients</a></li><li><a href="https://play.history.com/shows/historys-greatest-mysteries#episodes">Histories Greatest Mysteries </a>(mulitple seasons)</li><li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/hilfpodcast">HILF is now on Patreon! </a></li></ul>---WANNA TALK? Find us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hilfpodcast/">Instagram</a> or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by <a href="https://www.katperkinsmusic.com/">Kat Perkins</a>. Artwork by @thejoedressel

<description>&lt;p&gt;Dawn's Guest, &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/davereinitz/"&gt;Dave Reinitz&lt;/a&gt; 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. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;---&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dawn's Sources   &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Book - &lt;a href="https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/freedom-riders-1961-and-the-struggle-for-racial-justice_raymond-arsenault/377471/item/9136049/?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=high_vol_midlist_standard_shopping_customer_acquisition&amp;utm_adgroup=&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=666157863328&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw2PSvBhDjARIsAKc2cgM696dqY-v03FtwrikujqtoOdvFEpna7kg0v2UwkyPpD79bs5GcKw4aAo8zEALw_wcB#idiq=9136049&amp;edition=5866992"&gt;The Freedom Riders by Raymond Arsenault&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Podcast - &lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stuff-you-missed-in-history-class/id283605519?i=1000388462724"&gt;Stuff you Missed in History Class&lt;/a&gt; (2011)  (3-part series)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Interview - &lt;a href="https://egrove.olemiss.edu/freeriders/41/"&gt;Watch Janet's interview with The Library of Congress&lt;/a&gt; (2001)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Summary of events from &lt;a href="https://billofrightsinstitute.org/essays/freedom-riders"&gt;The Bill of Rights Institute&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Excellent sources here from &lt;a href="https://civilrightstrail.com/experience/risking-it-all-and-riding-for-freedom/"&gt;The Civil Rights Trail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://womanmade.org/artwork/janet-braun-reinitz-2/"&gt;Janet Braun-Reinitz's Artwork&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dave's stain-glass page on Etsy - &lt;a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/BoomDiggittyGlass"&gt;Boomdiggitty Glass&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;----&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.history.com/shows/historys-crazy-rich-ancients"&gt;Crazy Rich Ancients&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://play.history.com/shows/historys-greatest-mysteries#episodes"&gt;Histories Greatest Mysteries &lt;/a&gt;(mulitple seasons)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/hilfpodcast"&gt;HILF is now on Patreon! &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;---&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WANNA TALK? &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find us on &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/hilfpodcast/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Theme song: Composed and performed by &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.katperkinsmusic.com/"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Kat Perkins&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;i&gt;. Artwork by @thejoedressel&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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The Freedom Rides were a series of interstate bus trips, taken by de-segregation activists in the summer of 1961. Hear the harrowing and inspiring journey of a group of people who dared to sit where they please. Joining Dawn is comedian, Dave Reinitz, whose mother was not only one of Freedom Riders, but she has the mug-shot to prove it.

HILF: History I'd Like to F**k

HILF 98 - The 1961 Freedom Rides with Dave Reinitz [ RE-RELEASE ]

HILF 98 - The 1961 Freedom Rides with Dave Reinitz [ RE-RELEASE ]

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