The common good is the alternative to Anti-Democracy Extremism
This is a time to stand up for our neighbors, to reach out to those in our lives who know this is wrong, and to rally together for the common good.
The Ride 2026A coalition of civil rights leaders, artists, faith leaders and original Freedom Riders are retracing the 1961 Freedom Ride route from Washington, D.C. through the Deep South to New Orleans, the city the original riders never reached.Follow the Ride →
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The Ride 2026 route and dates
- Alexandria, VA — Oct 16
- Washington, D.C. — Oct 17–18
- Dumfries, VA — Oct 16–18
- Fredericksburg, VA — Oct 19
- Richmond, VA — Oct 19
- Petersburg, VA — Oct 20
- Lynchburg, VA — Oct 20
- Greensboro, NC — Oct 21
- Charlotte, NC — Oct 21
- Rock Hill, SC — Oct 22
- Sumter, SC — Oct 22
- Augusta, GA — Oct 22
- Atlanta, GA — Oct 23–24
- Anniston, AL — Oct 24
- Franklin, TN — Oct 24
- Nashville, TN — Oct 25
- Birmingham, AL — Oct 25
- Montgomery, AL — Oct 26
- Selma, AL — Oct 27
- Jackson, MS — Oct 27–28
- New Orleans, LA — Oct 28
- Houston, TX — Oct 29
- Dallas, TX — Oct 30
- Austin, TX — Oct 31 · Nov 3–4
- Laredo, TX — Nov 1–2
Upcoming EventsBringing our message to communities across America.
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We would like to invite current candidates. It’s not an endorsement, but rather an invitation for candidates to endorse the common good.
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Moving the needle in the 2026 midterms takes strong local roots. We’re looking for partners in every tour city — whether that means opening your doors or activating your network.
Podcast & Videos
What do we mean by common good?Let’s be exactly the kind of humans this moment needs.
News & Press
WBRC FOX6 News – ‘The Ride’ national bus tour stops in Birmingham
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The Anniston Star – Photo gallery: Scenes from the Freedom Riders’ return to Anniston
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The Sumter Item – A road worth remembering: Freedom Riders retrace historic 1961 route
About the stop at Morris College in Sumter. Read Full Article
WRDW News 12 – Freedom Riders bus tour visits Georgia amid early voting for midterms
ATLANTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A bus tour marking the 65th anniversary of the original 1961 Freedom Riders will make a stop in Atlanta on Friday. Read Full Article
Recent Emails
Hank Thomas didn’t stop. Neither can we
We have a week and a bus. Friends, Sixty-five years later, Hank Thomas, a national hero and original Freedom Rider, got back on The Ride. We are so incredibly honored and...
Our plan for the next 11 days
We're giving this everything we have. Friends, The Ride has been an incredible experience so far — and I'm proud to share our journey with you. At Clinton College in Rock Hill, South Carolina, people lined both sides of the sidewalk and applauded as our...
Two weeks left
We owe them our democracy — and we owe it to them to take this journey. Friends, We've been on The Ride for two days. Leaving the old Greyhound station in D.C., where the original Freedom Riders boarded in 1961, put the stakes of this journey into focus —...
The Ride has begun — and what a start
There's singing on the bus right now. Friends, Today is a day of joy — The Ride left Washington, D.C., from the historic Greyhound station where thirteen of the original Freedom Riders boarded a bus 65 years...
The Ride starts tomorrow — I’d like to share this with you
This fight means something with 18 days left. Friends, It's here — after months of anticipation, The Ride begins tomorrow in Washington, D.C. On Sunday, we'll set out from the old Greyhound station on New York Avenue, where some of the original Freedom...
I just received this letter
We leave for The Ride in 2 days. Friends, We were in Hilliard, Ohio, last week for a presentation on how we talk to each other when we see the world differently, with a focus on Faith, Politics, and The Common Good: how to engage in the election season without...