11/23/2008
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"The Freedom Riders sent a resounding message to the rest of our Nation that desegregation was a moral imperative."
"this was an occasion for both parties to come together, that it was time to do some healing"
"They showed that people working together across backgrounds and boundaries could hold America accountable to our highest ideals and bend the arc of history towards justice."
"This was an occasion for both parties to come together, that it was time to do some healing, et cetera."