National Guardsmen outside the African American First Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, after a riot protesting the Freedom Riders' arrival in the city.
A mass meeting was held at the church that evening in honor of the Freedom Riders, but the mob that rioted held them prisoner within the building.
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/16219 |