They were pelted with eggs and chased out of town, but these Indigenous-led protesters forged a lasting legacy in the fight against racial segregation.
The Freedom Riders History In the spring of 1961, black and white civil rights activists rode buses to protest the segregationist policies of the Deep South (Marian Holmes, Brian Wolly, Photos ...
One of these sites supposedly slated for sale that is on the National Register of Historic Places was Montgomery's own Montgomery Bus Station — which houses the Freedom Rides Museum — whose ...
Two groups sat behind signs “Greyhound” and “Trailways” on a stage in Amherst in a scene recreating the spring 1961 bus journey of the Freedom Riders and their historic stand for equality ...
AT 85, HIS PASSION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE HASN’T WANED in the 60 years since HE WAS ARRESTED FOR TAKING PART IN THE FREEDOM RIDES IN 1961. GLEASON BECAME AN ORDAINED MINISTER, MOVED TO CHICAGO AND ...
In Alabama, 1,158 federally owned buildings racked up $84.9 million in maintenance and operating costs in 2023.
Mike Wiley works to bring history to the stage. The playwright and actor stars in the one-man show, “Breach of Peace: Freedom Riders of 1961,” at Children's Theatre of Charlotte through March 30.
The Montgomery Bus Station, which houses the historic Freedom Rides Museum, was included in a list published Tuesday by the U.S. General Services Administration of more than 400 federal buildings ...
The list included the Montgomery Bus Station, a historical site that houses the Freedom Rides Museum. The fate of the Montgomery Bus Station remains unclear, but U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell and ...