Montgomery, Alabama - Freedom Riders Bernard Lafayette (left) and Rip Patton talk with visitors to the Freedom Rides Museum. The museum is housed in t

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Montgomery, Alabama - Freedom Riders Bernard Lafayette (left) and Rip Patton talk with visitors to the Freedom Rides Museum. The museum is housed in the old Greyhound bus station, where Freedom Riders were badly beaten in 1961 by a white mob as they tried to desegregate interstate bus transportation. The museum is operated by the Alabama Historical Commission.

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Size: 3766px × 2510px
Location: Montgomery, AL, USA
Photo credit: © Jim West / Alamy / Afripics
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