Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station | |
 The Greyhound Bus Station in 2009 | |
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| Location | 210 S. Court St., Montgomery, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 32°22′29″N 86°18′33″W / 32.37472°N 86.30917°W |
| Built | 1951 |
| Architect | W.S. Arrasmith |
| Architectural style | Streamline moderne |
| NRHP reference No. | 11000298[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 16, 2011 |
The Freedom Rides Museum is located at 210 South Court Street in Montgomery, Alabama, in the building which was until 1995 the Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station. It was the site of a violent attack on participants in the 1961 Freedom Ride during the Civil Rights Movement. The May 1961 assaults, carried out by a mob of white protesters who confronted the civil rights activists, "shocked the nation and led the Kennedy Administration to side with civil rights protesters for the first time."[2]
The property is no longer used as a bus station, but the building was saved from demolition and its façade has been restored. The site was leased by the Alabama Historical Commission and a historical marker was located in front of the building.[2] In 2011, a museum was opened inside the building, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The museum won a national preservation award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 2012.
- ^ "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 5/16/11 through 5/20/11". National Park Service. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Greyhound Bus Station". Alabama Historical Commission. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2009.