After the Rides, it became a fact principle of the Freedom Movement that violence and repression must not be allowed to deter an action or suppress a struggle, which the response to violent repression has to be determination to continue regardless. Even when Movement supporters disagree with the original action, they rally in support if it encounters violent repression. International media reports of the Freedom Rides and violent responses to embarrassed to the government.
The government are still reluctant to enforce federal law over the state law. They tries to persuade us to cease their so it could ‘cool off’. Our trip will keep going for a few months. Hopefully they’ll order bus companies to introduce desegregation soon so all the drama could end in peace.