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A passenger detailed the "dramatic" moment the bus on which she was travelling went up in flames before it was evacuated. Firefighters were called to a fire on an Arriva bus on Briar Hill, Stacey ...
The Children's Crusade, or Children's March, was a march by over 1,000 school students in Birmingham, Alabama on May 2–10, 1963. Initiated and organized by Rev. James Bevel, the purpose of the march was to walk downtown to talk to the mayor about segregation in their city.
Among the speakers were Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who had led the 1955–1956 Montgomery bus boycott, Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, and James Farmer. Outside, a mob of more than 3,000 white people attacked the black attendees, with a handful of the United States Marshals Service protecting the church from assault and fire bombs. With city and ...
The Freedom Rides Museum is located at 210 South Court Street in Montgomery, Alabama, in the building which was until 1995 the Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station. It was the site of a violent attack on participants in the 1961 Freedom Ride during the Civil Rights Movement.
A fourth person has been charged in connection with a brawl Saturday at a riverfront dock in Montgomery, Alabama, police said Thursday.. Mary Todd, 21, has been charged with third-degree assault ...
In a written deposition to Montgomery police, filed hours after he was attacked at the city’s riverfront last weekend, dock worker Damien Pickett said he “hung on for dear life” as he was ...
On Greyhound bus during attack On Trailways bus during attack Notes Bergman, Frances 57 White Yes No No Yes With her husband Walter, Frances was a committed socialist who took part in Detroit activism. Bergman, Walter 61 White Yes No No Yes Former elementary school teacher from Michigan who spent time in post-war Germany. Bigelow, Albert: 55 ...
In February 1861, Montgomery was selected as the first capital of the Confederate States of America, until the seat of government moved to Richmond, Virginia, in May of that year. [1] During the mid-20th century, Montgomery was a primary site in the Civil Rights Movement, including the Montgomery bus boycott and the Selma to Montgomery marches. [1]