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Who was the attorney general of the united states during the freedom rides ?

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Robert F. Kennedy

U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, JFK's brother, began negotiating with Governor John Patterson of Alabama and the bus companies to secure a driver and state protection for the new group of Freedom Riders.

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