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Inside the Restored Greyhound Bus That Celebrates Freedom Rides

By Cynthia Silva CNN A restored vintage Greyhound bus was unveiled last month to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Freedom Rides. The bus, which was in service during the Freedom Rides — a series of political protests against racial segregation in 1961 — was unveiled at the Alabama Historical Commission's Freedom Rides Museum in downtown […]

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