The Greyhound bus stations at 210 South Court Street in Montgomery, Alabama, was the scene of a violent attack against participants in the 1961 Freedom Ride during the civil rights movement. Assault in May 1961, led by a group of white civil rights protesters face, shocked the nation and led the Kennedy administration to side with the protesters for civil rights, for the first time Greyhound bus stations. The property is no longer used as a bus station, but the building was saved from demolition and facade has been restored.
The site was leased by the Alabama Historical Commission and a historical marker is located in front of the building. In 2011, the museum opened its doors in the building, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Greyhound bus stations first Freedom Ride left Washington, DC, May 4, 1961, and was due to arrive in New Orleans on May 17 The Freedom Riders in black and white tried to force the government of the United States to implement decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States prohibiting segregated transportation, and wanted to end the discriminatory practice Greyhound bus stations of the distribution of seats in buses and bus stations, with a preference for whites.
Organized by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), the plan was to have mixed pairs of riders sit side by side. The first round consists of two buses, a Greyhound and Trail ways and plans included a last step of Atlanta , Georgia, and judgment in the state of Alabama Anniston, Birmingham and Montgomery Greyhound bus stations before ending in New Orleans.
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