Photo: I knew what was happening was wrong marker

Photographer: Mark Hilton
Taken: October 15, 2023
Caption: I knew what was happening was wrong marker
Additional Description: I knew what was happening was wrong. And I had an opportunity to do something about it.

Catherine Burks
Freedom Rider
Age 21 Home Birmingham, Alabama
Occupation Student at Tennessee State University

Photo: Violent members and supporters of the Ku Klux Klan firebombed this bus carrying Freedom Riders near Anniston, Alabama. Their attack put all passengers, including non-Freedom Riders, at risk.
Photo by Bettmann via Getty Images.
Submitted: October 15, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
Database Locator Identification Number: p754839
File Size: 2.931 Megabytes

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