Freedom Riders National Monument

Greyhound mural at the Anniston Greyhound Bus Depot.
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.
Map showing location of park.
A brown metal sign standing in a mowed field in the foreground reads "Freedom Riders National Monument, Greyhound Bus Burning Site, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior." The sun is setting behind the sign, creating a glow in the clouds.
Freedom Riders National Monument releases and invites public input on the Bus Burning Site Master Plan and Environmental Assessment
Freedom Riders National Monument releases and launches public commenting on the Master Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Bus Burning Site, six miles west of Anniston, Alabama along Old Birmingham Highway.
Colored Greyhound mural with historical information about the Freedom Riders
Photo by NPS Photo
street view of a yellow brick bus depot, with a black awning and NPS sign, and an alley entrance.
Photo by NPS Photo