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The first site designated as part of the national monument is the former Greyhound bus depot at 1031 Gurnee Avenue in Anniston, where, on May 14, 1961, a mob attacked an integrated group of white and black Freedom Riders who demanded an end to racial segregation in interstate busing.
On the night of July 15, 1965, a white racist rally was held in Anniston, after which Willie Brewster, a black foundry worker, was shot and killed while driving home from work. A $20,000 reward was raised by Anniston civic leaders, and resulted in the apprehension, trial and conviction of the accused killer, Damon Strange, who worked for a ...
The Chief Ladiga is on the same rail corridor as the Silver Comet Trail in Georgia as far as Piedmont, Alabama.From there it parallels an abandoned Southern Railway line for a few miles west of town until it leaves the old Seaboard rail line, heading south on the Norfolk Southern Railway route until the trail ends just north of Anniston.
The Silver Comet and Chief Ladiga trails join to form one continuous 94-mile (151 km) trail from Smyrna, Georgia to Anniston, Alabama, which together form the second-longest paved rail trail in the U.S. [2] [3] U.S. Bicycle Route 21 follows a 52-mile (84 km) portion of Silver Comet Trail from Cedartown to the east end of the trail. [4]
This year, Spring Bike Rally — also known as Spring Bike Week, Harley Davidson Bike Rally and Myrtle Beach Bike Week — will be held May 10 through May 19. Bikers will begin filing in over the ...
The event, also known as the Spring Bike Rally or Harley Bike Week, has been held since 1940. Black Bike Week, also known as the Atlantic Beach Bike Fest, will take place May 26 through 29. The ...
The slashed tires forced the bus to stop several miles west of Anniston (where Alabama State Route 202 meets the end of the Old Birmingham Highway), at which point Jones opened the door and ran out of the bus. Sources differ on whether he left in an attempt to find replacement tires from a nearby store or if he simply abandoned the Riders in ...
The Myrtle Beach Bike Week 2023 Spring Rally officially started May 12 with riders cruising into popular venues across the Grand Strand area. The event, which is expected to bring more than 30,000 ...