Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's newest museum has been added to the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service.
The designation is for Montgomery's former Greyhound Bus Station, which houses the Freedom Rides Museum. The museum opened in late May to honor the 50th anniversary of groups of young people who faced beatings and arson to integrate interstate bus travel in the South in 1961. One of those attacks occurred at the Montgomery station.
The national register designation was announced by the Alabama Historical Commission, which operates the museum.
The museum is open Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m. It is also open for groups of 10 or more by appointment. The museum uses photographs and quotations to tell the story of the Freedom Rides.
The designation is for Montgomery's former Greyhound Bus Station, which houses the Freedom Rides Museum. The museum opened in late May to honor the 50th anniversary of groups of young people who faced beatings and arson to integrate interstate bus travel in the South in 1961. One of those attacks occurred at the Montgomery station.
The national register designation was announced by the Alabama Historical Commission, which operates the museum.
The museum is open Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m. It is also open for groups of 10 or more by appointment. The museum uses photographs and quotations to tell the story of the Freedom Rides.
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