However, the earliest known reference is more specific: Inquiry of an Italian employee of the bureau elicited the information that a âgandy dancerâ is a railway worker who tamps down the earth between the ties, or otherwise âdancesâ on the track.
Eventually the federal government intervened to see that integration was enforced. By the time the Freedom Rides were over, segregation had suffered another blow. The Freedom Rides became a defining part of the civil rights movement, and the Freedom Riders became models of the heroism that transformed race relations.
Racism uncovered by the Freedom Rides. A major accomplishment of the Freedom Rides was the removal of the ban in Moore, where Aboriginal people were not allowed into the pool. When they first tried to get in they were told, âSorry, no darkies allowedâ.So the Freedom Riders blocked the front entrance of the fool so that no one could enter.he Freedom Riders were able to achieve all of their outcomes. They were successful in bringing attention to the poor state of the Aboriginal people, mostly due to the media attention they gained.