members of sncc mobilized and supported him. and he actually was required to stand for re-election while he had been unseated. and his constituents backed him up. they supported him. he was re-elected. they remain loyal to him. in the meantime, howard moore filed a lawsuit challenging this expulsion and ultimately he won. moore and a team of lawyers prevailed in the bond case. his activism there yielded an important supreme court decision upholding the first amendment right of elected officials, which is one reason among many that howard moore, jr., deserves to be remembered. and now let's consider the third wave of dissenters who in my book are personified by welfare rights activists and a lawyer who represented them. now, this third wave of dissenters really bring the book full circle. because just as the students had challenged the first wave, these pragmatists, did third wave challenged the students. in fact, they challenged the entire society. and in my book, ethel may matthews, who's shown on the cover and in the slide per

she was on the student nonviolent coordinating committee better known as sncc. she takes part in a documentary about the freedom riders. it airs next month on pbs. a conversation with diane nash coming up right now. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer. nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: an honor to welcome diane nash to this program. in the early 1960's she became a key figure in the civil rights movement as a student at fisk university. she led an toast desegregate bus stations in the south. this marks the 50th anniversary over the freedom riders. t