On this date: Violent mobs in Alabama attack the Freedom Riders
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On this date: Violent mobs in Alabama attack the Freedom Riders

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May 14, 2026, 2:27 PM EST
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In 1961, the Freedom Riders — civil rights activists challenging segregation on interstate buses — were attacked by violent mobs in Anniston and Birmingham, Alabama. 

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