Download Freedom Riders Bus Attacked In Alabama PNG. .a bus fully loaded with freedom fighters, were attacked by a mob of about 300 white segregationists at a bus depot in montgomery, alabama. Forewarned by birmingham civil rights leader fred shuttlesworth of possible attacks in alabama, the groups pressed onward.

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They traveled in integrated seating and visited white only restaurants. The freedom riders brought to life: Many of them were still.

This event was captured in a series of jarring images by photographer joe postiglione.

Vivian (left) and diane nash, center, who john seigenthaler was attorney general robert kennedy's man on the ground in alabama, charged the busload of freedom riders had been attacked, had been beaten. Freedom rides were modeled after the 1947 journey of reconciliation which tested the supreme court decision of morgan v on may 14, 1961 the freedom riders bus was bombed near anniston, alabama by an angry mob. A mob of 300 white segregationists attacked black and white freedom riders at the greyhound bus station in montgomery, alabama. Freedom riders were a group of northern and southern civil rights activists who sought to end racial segregation on interstate transportation, such as buses.