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Freedom riders attempting to board a bus headed to Montgomery, Alabama, from the Greyhound station in Birmingham.

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@ Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama

Self, Tom; Jones, Ed

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Created Date:
1961 05 19
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Copyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.com
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Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Birmingham (Ala.)
  3. Bus Terminals
  4. Buses
  5. Civil Rights
  6. Civil Rights Demonstrations
  7. Freedom Rides, 1961
  8. Jefferson County (Ala.)

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