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The beating of the Freedom Riders in Birmingham was national news. Alabama state police escorted the "Freedom Bus" on the upcoming journey to Montgomery, Al. Photo: Departing buses, Birmingham, 2002. |
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The beating of the Freedom Riders in Birmingham was national news. Alabama state police escorted the "Freedom Bus" on the upcoming journey to Montgomery, Al. Photo: Departing buses, Birmingham, 2002. |
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As the Freedom Bus neared Montgomery,
the state police escort was withdrawn. The Freedom Riders were
attacked by another white mob when they reached the Greyhound Bus
Station in Montgomery.
Photo: In 2002 the old Montgomery bus station was empty and in a bad state of repair. |
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This history sign describes the beating
of the Freedom Riders in Montgomery.
As a result of the Freedom Rides, the U.S. Government enforced the racial integration of interstate buses and bus terminals in the South. |