Freedom Riders Bus Burned near Anniston, Alabama, 1961
In 1961, the Congress of Racial Equality established the Freedom Rides, in which Civil rights activist rode buses and trains from the north to the south to protest against segregation on transportation. Protesters were attacked by violent mobs, in which the buses were bombed and the protesters were violently beaten. After the violent attacks, the Interstate Commerce Commission ordered buses and terminals to be desegregated.
