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Alabama: Riding for Freedom

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This episode tells the story of the Freedom Rides and the Freedom Riders who rode interstate buses across the South in 1961 and drew national attention to the Civil Rights Movement because of the violence that often erupted against them. It specifically focuses on the events that occurred in Anniston and Montgomery, Alabama that year.

It features Bruce Boynton, Bernard Lafayette, Mills Thornton, Dorothy Walker, Brenna Wynn Greer, Frye Gaillard and Ed Bridges.

To learn more, visit https://alabama.travel/experience-alabama/civil-rights-legacy or https://civilrightstrail.com/

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This episode tells the story of the Freedom Rides and the Freedom Riders who rode interstate buses across the South in 1961 and drew national attention to the Civil Rights Movement because of the violence that often erupted against them. It specifically focuses on the events that occurred in Anniston and Montgomery, Alabama that year.

It features Bruce Boynton, Bernard Lafayette, Mills Thornton, Dorothy Walker, Brenna Wynn Greer, Frye Gaillard and Ed Bridges.

To learn more, visit https://alabama.travel/experience-alabama/civil-rights-legacy or https://civilrightstrail.com/

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