MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Rep. John Lewis said he teared up Friday when he walked through the old Greyhound station where he was beaten and knocked unconscious... MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Freedom ...

and Atlanta. Bombed Bus. “I could tell the difference when we crossed the state line into Alabama.” recalls Negro Freedom Rider Charles Person, 18. “The atmosphere was tense.” Outside ...

Alabama. The bus passengers assaulted that day were Freedom Riders, among the first of more than 400 volunteers who traveled throughout the South on regularly scheduled buses for seven months in ...

While the Statue of Liberty is considered by many many as America's most patriotic landmark, there are others closer to home.

Fraser, a professor emeritus of history and education at New York University and the author of the forthcoming book Religion ...

Credit: AP The Freedom Riders were able to remain nonviolent when their lives were in danger, despite the burning of the Greyhound Bus near Anniston, AL on May 14 and the brutal riots in ...

AL and the SNCC and SCLC 1965 Selma to Montgomery Marches, calling for the passage of national voting rights legislation, used many of the same techniques as the Freedom Rides — pitting ...

Every month has its litany of persons born who went on to exhibit their Black excellence unashamedly, leaving their mark on society for generations to come. May is no different. On May 3, 1898, ...

Alton residents gathered for a special 1955 YWCA luncheon, celebrating community and friendship at the historic venue.