>> kennedy in his inaugural speech did not have a single mention of a domestic issue. harris wofford said all these people out there and particularly black people who voted for you and you've got to give them something. what they did then was add two words talking about freedom and human rights abroad and at home. that was the only mention. >> kennedy's administration is trying to keep a lid on the civil rights issue, and civil right activists are determined to push ahead. >> brave blacks and whites rode into the deep south together on greyhound and trailways buses to challenge segregation as freedom riders. >> the freedom ride started with two buses, 13 people going from washington d.c. to new orleans. >> the concept of the freedom rides was to show that the