In Alabama, 1,158 federally owned buildings racked up $84.9 million in maintenance and operating costs in 2023.
Two icons of the Civil Rights Movement in Alabama, the Montgomery Bus Station and the Freedom Rides Museum, had been on the federal government's list of buildings for sale. That's no longer the case.
Representatives for the museum told AL.com Thursday that they had not ... landmark that not only honors the legacy of the Freedom Riders but also educates the public about our nation’s struggle ...
Defending the actions of the Freedom Riders, Cox argues in Freedom Riders, "If men like Governor Patterson [of Alabama] and Governor Barnett of Mississippi... would carry out the good oath of ...
Six Alabama properties were on both versions ... and the Montgomery Bus Station, which houses the Freedom Rides Museum. Since the removal of the list from GSA's website, the fate of the Montgomery ...
On May 4, 1961, a bus carrying black and white anti-segregation activists called the Freedom Riders rolled into Alabama and was immediately attacked by members of the KKK. This event was captured ...
Alabama Representatives are taking action to prevent the possible sale of the Freedom Rides Museum after it was listed among non-core federal properties. Alabama’s Freedom Rides Museum could be ...
The Trump administration unveiled plans to sell 443 federal properties, including six in Alabama. The list included ... Station is home to the historic Freedom Rides Museum, located at the site ...
WSFA 12 News reached out to the Freedom Rides Museum to ask if it’s the bus station on the list, but were told they could not comment. On Thursday, Alabama’s two Democratic members of Congress ...