Birmingham in Jefferson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Civil Rights Freedom Riders
May 14, 1961
By Tim Carr, March 10, 2008
1. Civil Rights Freedom Riders Marker
On Mother's Day, May 14, 1961, a group of black and white CORE youth on a "Freedom Ride" from Washington, D.C. to New Orleans arrived by bus at the Birmingham Greyhound terminal. They were riding through the deep south to test a court case, "Boynton vs. Virginia", declaring segregation in bus terminals unconstitutional. Here they were met and attacked by a mob of Klansmen. The riders were severely assaulted while the police watched, yet the youth stood their ground.Erected 1995 by Alabama Historical Commission, Greyhound and Kenneth Mullinax Jr.
Location. 33° 31.002′ N, 86° 48.534′ W. Marker is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County. Marker is at the intersection of 19th Street North and 4th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street North. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Birmingham AL 35203, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. S. H. Kress Five-And-Ten Cent Store (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Clark Building (about 400 feet away); Temple Wilson Tutwiler, II / Tutwiler Hotel
By Tim Carr, March 10, 2008
2. Civil Rights Freedom Riders Marker
Also see . . . NPR's Get On the Bus: The Freedom Riders of 1961 by Terry Gross. (Submitted on January 21, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama.)
Categories. • African Americans • Civil Rights •
By Tim Carr, February 13, 2010
3. The Birmingham Greyhound Bus Station
Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2018. This page originally submitted on January 21, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,488 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on May 28, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Querétaro, Mexico. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 21, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 3. submitted on February 14, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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