Green Book Exhibit At The Freedom Rides Museum
The Freedom Rides Museum has a special exhibit that shows the difficulty that Black travelers had during segregation.
Freedom Rides Museum
Several Commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Freedom Rides
On May 4, 1961, the Freedom Riders began their journey to the segregated south in hopes to desegregate bus terminals. Now, 60 years later, several city and state leaders along with members of the community gathered at the same place those Freedom Riders arrived at here in Montgomery, to commemorate the anniversary. “John Lewis and I desegregated a Greyhound bus…
The Youngest Freedom Rider Visits Montgomery
Hezekiah Watkins was on summer break between 8th and 9th grade when he was pushed into history, becoming the youngest person arrested during the 1961 Freedom Rides. Five days inside a Mississippi death row cell transformed him from young man into a lifelong activist. On Friday, Hezekiah Watkins made his first trip to the Freedom Rides Museum in Montgomery to share his story with local students while inspiring…
