Freedom Riders National Monument

In 1961, a small interracial band of “Freedom Riders” challenged discriminatory laws requiring separation of the races in interstate travel. They were attacked by white segregationists, who firebombed the bus. Images of the attack appeared in hundreds of newspapers, shocking the American public and spurring the Federal Government to issue regulations banning segregation in interstate travel.

Greyhound Mural

Greyhound mural at the Anniston Greyhound Bus Depot.

Colored Greyhound mural with historical information about the Freedom Riders

Anniston Greyhound Bus Depot

The Anniston Greyhound Bus Depot at Freedom Riders National Monument in Anniston AL, site of an attack on Freedom Riders in May of 1961.

street view of a yellow brick bus depot, with a black awning and NPS sign, and an alley entrance.