Civil Rights Freedom Riders

Civil Rights Freedom Riders (HM1CNQ)

Location: Montgomery, AL 36104 Montgomery County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 22.479', W 86° 18.54'

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May 20, 1961

On May 20, 1961, a group of black and white SNCC members led by John Lewis left Birmingham for Montgomery on a Greyhound bus. They were determined to continue the "Freedom Ride" from Washington, D.C. to New Orleans that had met with violence in Birmingham. Their purpose was to test a court case, "Boynton vs. Virginia," declaring segregation in bus terminals unconstitutional. Upon arriving in Montgomery, their police escort disappeared, and an angry mob of over 200 Klan supporters attacked and injured them at the Greyhound terminal. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy was so enraged that he sent in 450 U.S. Marshals and thus became active in the movement.
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HM NumberHM1CNQ
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Year Placed1995
Placed ByGreyhound and Kenneth Mullinax Jr
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 at 3:39am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 565002 N 3582173
Decimal Degrees32.37465000, -86.30900000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 22.479', W 86° 18.54'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 22' 28.74" N, 86° 18' 32.40" W
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Area Code(s)334
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 210 S Court St, Montgomery AL 36104, US
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