Hidden Civil Rights History: Original Greyhound "Freedom Rides" Bus Terminal

Welcome to Hidden Civil Rights History, which explores often overlooked civil rights history in the Washington, D.C. region. My name is Gregg Ivers, and I am a Professor of Government at American University.
On May 4th, 1961, the Freedom Rides rolled out of the old Greyhound bus station on New York Ave. between 11th and 12th Sts., NW to challenge racial segregation in interstate travel throughout the Deep South. Over the next several weeks, the thirteen men and women who volunteered as Freedom Riders and the journalists who accompanied them faced violent resistance that resulted in several near-death experiences. By the end of the year, hundreds of volunteers took Freedom Rides all throughout the region that resulted in the end of racial segregation in interstate travel. Learn more about the Freedom Rides and where they started here.
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