Amid escalating violence against Freedom Riders in the South, U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy ordered 200 additional U.S. Marshals to Montgomery, Alabama. The move came after white mobs brutally attacked interracial groups challenging segregation in interstate travel. This federal intervention marked a significant moment in the Civil Rights Movement, demonstrating growing national pressure to protect civil rights activists.
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