freedom rides greyhound buses were used during the historically famous or infamous freedom rides of the civil rights movement shouldn't there be a link on this site with the wikipedia article about the freedom rides inserted within the history section of the company during the s if you go to this site looking for freedom rides info you won't find it here and that seems an odd omission in light of the company's important role in u s history many have seen the iconic life magazine photo of the burning greyhound bus and might look here first for info