Birmingham, Montgomery will commemorate 60th anniversary of historic Freedom Rides with immersive exhibit
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A restored vintage Greyhound bus that is part of the Freedom Rides Museum collection in Montgomery will visit the Central Branch of the Birmingham Public Library on Wednesday, May 19, as part of the 60th Anniversary of the Freedom Rides commemoration.
The stop at the Birmingham library is part of a tour called “Retracing the Journey. Passing the Torch.” The tour is recreating the route of the historic Freedom Ride that started in Tennessee and made its way to Birmingham and Montgomery in May 1961.
Votercades will be followed by outdoor and virtual activism villages to bring attention to the urgent need to protect voting rights
ATLANTA, Ga. /Massachusetts Newswire – National News/ In an effort to bring attention to the onslaught of voter suppression laws and ignite public support for bills to restore protections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples’ Agenda (Peoples’ Agenda) will join local and national partners to host Votercades, teach-ins and other events throughout the state on John Lewis Voting Rights Day of Action, 2 PM Saturday May 8, 2021.
For a city-by-city schedule of Votercades and events visit https://tinyurl.com/peoplesagenda.
Votercades will be followed by outdoor and virtual activism villages to bring attention to the urgent need to protect voting rights
(ATLANTA, Ga.) NEWS: In an effort to bring attention to the onslaught of voter suppression laws and ignite public support for bills to restore protections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples’ Agenda (Peoples’ Agenda) will join local and national partners to host Votercades, teach-ins and other events throughout the state on John Lewis Voting Rights Day of Action, 2 PM Saturday May 8, 2021.
For a city-by-city schedule of Votercades and events visit https://tinyurl.com/peoplesagenda.