Alabama: Freedom Riders National Monument

• The Freedom Riders National Monument is located in Anniston, Alabama. It was established in 2017 to commemorate the 1961 Freedom Rides during the African American Civil Rights movement. The monument is managed by the National Park Service.

Anniston Trailways Station

• The Trailways Station in downtown Anniston was the site of violence and intimidation of Freedom Riders in route to Birmingham on May 14, 1961.

Greyhound Bus Burning Site

• On this site in May of 1961, a small group of nonviolent activists called Freedom Riders were attacked by a white mob.

Greyhound Bus Depot

• The Anniston Greyhound Bus Depot witnessed the early stages of mob violence against a small group of nonviolent Freedom Riders in May of 1961.

Greyhound Bus Mural

• This mural, titled "Could You Get on the Bus?", commemorates the Freedom Riders attacked in Anniston on May 14, 1961 at the Greyhound Bus Depot. The mural faces the alleyway where the attack began.

Noble Street Park

• Located in the heart of the Downtown Anniston Historic District, this street corner provides a welcome resting place during an afternoon of exploration in downtown Anniston. 

Public Library of Anniston-Calhoun County

• The Public Library of Anniston-Calhoun County was the site of integration efforts by African American faith leaders in 1963.

West 15th Street Historic District

• A "city within a city," the West 15th Historic District was the epicenter for African American commercial and social life in Anniston between 1898 and 1950.

Zinn Park

• Zinn Park is an inviting downtown park, located a few blocks off Noble Street in downtown Anniston.

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