Freedom Riders passing through Demopolis, Alabama, on a Trailways bus.

Freedom Riders passing through Demopolis, Alabama, on a Trailways bus.

According to notes accompanying the negative for this image, 22 patrol cars escorted the bus, while National Guardsmen waited at the Demopolis bus station. The vehicle passed through town at about 10:00 a.m., traveling between 50 and 60 miles per hour and followed by cars displaying Confederate flag...

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Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:
Photographs
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/200856
format Electronic
collection Alabama Media Group Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Photographs
spellingShingle Photographs
Freedom Riders passing through Demopolis, Alabama, on a Trailways bus.
fulltopic Photographs
Freedom Rides, 1961; African Americans--Civil rights; Automobiles; Buses; Civil rights demonstrations; Law enforcement officers; Demopolis (Ala.); Marengo County (Ala.)
description According to notes accompanying the negative for this image, 22 patrol cars escorted the bus, while National Guardsmen waited at the Demopolis bus station. The vehicle passed through town at about 10:00 a.m., traveling between 50 and 60 miles per hour and followed by cars displaying Confederate flags.
spelling BN0004067_01BN0004067Freedom Riders passing through Demopolis, Alabama, on a Trailways bus.According to notes accompanying the negative for this image, 22 patrol cars escorted the bus, while National Guardsmen waited at the Demopolis bus station. The vehicle passed through town at about 10:00 a.m., traveling between 50 and 60 miles per hour and followed by cars displaying Confederate flags.1961-05-251960-1969Birmingham News61-03710Freedom Rides, 1961; African Americans--Civil rights; Automobiles; Buses; Civil rights demonstrations; Law enforcement officers; Demopolis (Ala.); Marengo County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives4000 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/200856
title Freedom Riders passing through Demopolis, Alabama, on a Trailways bus.
titleStr Freedom Riders passing through Demopolis, Alabama, on a Trailways bus.
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