Many Wisconsin residents have traveled on buses this week, to try to protect their negotiating rights.Fifty years ago, ‘freedom riders’ rode busesacrossSouthern States to fight for civil rights.A new film, titled “Freedom Riders” was shown in Milwaukee this week, as part of Black History Month observances. Chuck Quirmbach reports.
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