others caught up in this attack were the assistant to attorney general robert f kennedy. his name was john c installer. he came upon the scene as the students were being attacked and tried to intervene. he announced himself as a federal official and someone proceeded to hit him over the head with a metal pipe and attack him. after what happened with mr. , he went to the federal judge to ask for an injunction. judge johnson issued an injunction, keeping the klan from intervening anymore with the freedom riders. but he also issued an injunction to prevent the freedom riders to continue at the same time. the civil rights leaders came to hold a mass meeting with the citizens of the city of mogomery to support the freedom riders. they held that meeting at this church. this was the church or reverend abernathy. while they were at the church, there were 1500 people inside the church and the mob outside they came to protest was a group of about 3000 people. they attack to the church. they would throw rocks at the church. they turned over cars outside the church. they threw moloto

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king and other leaders inside the church reached out to attorney general robert f kennedy and asked him to send in federal troops. instead of the troops coming, the governor called out the national guard. once the freedom riders were taken from the church, they were taken to dr. harris' home. he was a black pharmacist who had been involved in the bus boycott. he provided transportation coordination for the bus boycott. at his home the freedom riders were given safe haven. the other decision was the ride would continue. the next stop the jackson, mississippi. on may 24, 1961, two busloads of freedom riders, many who had been on the early bus from montgomery left montgomery on the trailways bus. when they arrived in jackson, mississippi they did try to integrate the segregated facilities and were arrested. they were all charged with breach of peace. many served anywhere from 30-40 days in jail. over 300 riders were arrested and served times in jackson, mississippi. they never arrived to the destination in new orleans. even after all the activism and rosahe work people like parks and dr. m