Former Bus Station Honors Civil Rights Heroes
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Freedom Riders who were attacked in Alabama's capital on May 20, 1961, returned 50 years later to be hailed as heroes and to have a museum dedicated at the old bus station where they were confronted by an angry white mob.
Representative John Lewis of Georgia, who participated in the rides, said he teared up on Friday when he walked through the old Greyhound station where years ago he was beaten and knocked unconscious.
"It says something about the distance we've come and the progress we've made in this state and nation," Mr. Lewis said.
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