Kalmar "Freedom Rider" tana nufin wani mai fafutukar kare hakkin jama'a wanda ya shiga jerin tafiye-tafiyen bas da sauran nau'ikan jigilar jama'a a kudancin Amurka a farkon shekarun 1960. Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) da sauran ƙungiyoyin kare hakkin jama'a ne suka shirya Rides na 'Yanci don ƙalubalantar wariya da wariya kan zirga-zirga tsakanin jihohi, musamman a tashoshin mota da dakunan jira. Masu fafutuka na Freedom Riders sun sha fuskantar tashin hankali da kama wasu fararen hula da jami'an tilasta bin doka, amma zanga-zangar da suka yi ba tare da tashin hankali ba ta taimaka wajen kawo sauyi a dokokin tarayya da ra'ayin jama'a game da 'yancin ɗan adam.