Clip: Season 23 Episode 11 | 2m 59s
Student Freedom Rider Charles Reed Jr. discusses his thoughts at the end of the ride, including his feelings upon riding into New Orleans and how the ride has changed his life.
Aired: 06/05/11
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On May 28, 1900, San Francisco policemen formed a perimeter around Chinatown as officials diagnosed bubonic plague in the neighborhood and wanted to quarantine the nearly 20,000 residents. As tensions flared, an influential group of merchants known as the Chinese Six Companies sprang into action.
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