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Former & Current Freedom Rider markers at the Bus Station.
 
By Mark Hilton, July 18, 2020
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1 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — The Freedom Rides — City of Montgomery — Civil Heritage Trail — Reported permanently removed
The Freedom Rides It was a ride meant to awaken the heart of America to the injustice of its own laws and traditions. Freedom Rider John Lewis The 1961 Freedom Riders did not begin or end their journey in . . . — — Map (db m164163) HM
2 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Let Freedom Ride —
On May 20, 1961, a Greyhound bus arrived here with 21 Black and white student Freedom Riders. They aimed to test U.S. Supreme Court rulings that banned the segregation of interstate passengers on buses and in bus stations. News cameras . . . — — Map (db m224866) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Oct. 10, 2026