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\"Today,
Today, on the 60th anniversary of the start of the Freedom Rides, a temporary historic marker was unveiled at the site of the former Fredericksburg bus station, where the Freedom Riders first stopped in 1961. The marker is the result of efforts by UMW staff, faculty and students, in partnership with the City of Fredericksburg. Photo by Karen Pearlman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sixty years ago today, 13 men and women \u2013 seven Black and six white \u2013 departed Washington, D.C., on Greyhound and Trailways buses. Led by civil rights icon James L. Farmer Jr., these Freedom Riders embarked on a quest to desegregate interstate travel.<\/p>\n

Their first stop? Fredericksburg, Virginia. The riders visited the bus station terminal and lunch counter, once located at the corner of Princess Anne and Wolfe streets, where the fire station stands today.<\/p>\n

The bus depot was torn down years ago, but this afternoon, a historical marker was erected in its place, thanks to the tireless work of University of Mary Washington staff, faculty and students, in partnership with the City of Fredericksburg. Their efforts are part of a greater campaign to share the history of the region\u2019s Black residents, as well as UMW\u2019s commitment to keep alive the legacy of the Freedom Riders and Dr. Farmer.<\/p>\n

A distinguished professor of history, Farmer often regaled Mary Washington students with his first-hand accounts of the civil rights era in his booming baritone. Since his death in 1999, UMW and the James Farmer Multicultural Center (JFMC) have taken up the mantle by educating students and area residents through programming and academic courses focused on this significant moment in American history.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want future generations of UMW students to know they are capable of doing the same work as the Freedom Riders, many of whom were also college aged,\u201d said JFMC Assistant Director Chris Williams.<\/p>\n

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The former Greyhound Bus Depot at Princess Anne and Wolfe streets, seen here in 1965. Freedom Riders went there in 1961, their first stop as they journeyed into the American South. Photo Credit: File \/ The Free Lance-Star. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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A man sits inside Fredericksburg’s bus depot in 1965. The nearby Hotel McGuire and Rappahannock Hotel were listed in the Green Book, a guide that helped Black travelers find safe accommodations. Photo credit: File \/ The Free Lance-Star. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

A former James Farmer Scholar and personal friend of Farmer, Williams spearheaded the marker project to honor those who risked their lives by boarding those buses, enduring violence and imprisonment in their fight for justice and equality.<\/p>\n

In the last decade, UMW has invited many of those men and women to campus, like Bernard Lafayette Jr., Joan Trumpauer Mulholland and the late Congressman John Lewis, who gave the address at Mary Washington\u2019s 2011 commencement the same week as the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Rides.<\/p>\n

UMW recognized that milestone with a months-long commemoration, which included a \u201cGreat Lives\u201d lecture with Freedom Rides biographer Raymond Arsenault and a screening of the PBS documentary, The Freedom Riders<\/em>. The University also displayed a photography exhibit with a 1960s-era bus as a backdrop.<\/p>\n

In addition, Charles Reed \u201911, now a member of UMW\u2019s Board of Visitors and the Farmer Legacy Council celebrating Farmer\u2019s centennial birthday was chosen \u2013 along with several dozen college students nationwide \u2013 to retrace the Freedom Riders\u2019 journey through the Deep South on the PBS American Experience<\/em> bus. He had the opportunity to travel with several of the original riders.<\/p>\n

A decade later, Reed remembers singing civil rights anthems like Buses Are a Comin\u2019<\/em> with his fellow riders. \u201cI wanted to visit the landmarks that influenced my heritage and to hear about that turbulent time in history from those who experienced it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Chris <\/a>
Chris Williams as a teen, with Dr. Farmer and friends. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Installation of an exhibit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1961 Freedom Rides at the University of Mary Washington, on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011. Photo by Norm Shafer. <\/div> <\/div>
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Charles Reed ’11 was among 40 college students nationwide selected to retrace the Freedom Riders’ journey on the PBS ‘American Experience’ bus for the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Rides. Photo by Adam Ewing. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"UMW <\/a>
UMW students, faculty and administrators, along with Fredericksburg residents, visited Anniston, Alabama, in 2019, where a white mob brutally attacked the 1961 Freedom Riders and firebombed their bus. Photo by Chris Williams. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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For JFMC’s Social Justice Fall Break Trip in 2019, a group of area residents joined 45 UMW students, as well as faculty and administrators, to trace the route of the 1961 Freedom Rides, the historic protest to desegregate interstate travel, organized by Dr. Farmer. Photo by Lynda Allen. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

In 2019, JFMC organized a trip<\/a> for Mary Washington students and local residents to follow the same route. At the Anniston, Alabama, stop where a white mob brutally beat the riders and firebombed the bus, the group searched for a highway marker, only to discover it was nowhere near the site of the attack.<\/p>\n

It got Williams thinking about his own hometown. He approached several UMW colleagues \u2013 including Professors Erin Devlin, Christine Henry and Stephen Hanna \u2013 about securing a highway marker for the old bus station. Vice Mayor Chuck Frye and Victoria Matthews, the city\u2019s tourism sales manager, also got on board. So did retired teacher Mayo Carter, who volunteered to pay for the marker.<\/p>\n

With the help of Mary Washington students, the group pored over archives at the UMW and Central Rappahannock Regional libraries, and the nearby Shiloh Old Site Baptist Church, to help tell the Freedom Riders\u2019 story.<\/p>\n

In March of this year, the UMW group was notified that the Virginia Department of Historic Resources had approved their application. Today, a temporary marker was unveiled in front of a small gathering; the permanent one will be installed this fall. And Mayor Mary Katherine Greenlaw proclaimed May 4 as \u201cFreedom Riders Day.\u201d Virginia Delegate Joshua Cole also presented Williams with House Resolution 601, commending his work with the JFMC to keep Farmer’s legacy alive.<\/p>\n

\"Chris <\/a>
JFMC Assistant Director Chris Williams served as emcee for today’s ceremony, unveiling the temporary Freedom Rides historic marker, as Mayor Mary Katherine Greenlaw, Vice Mayor Chuck Frye and Delegate Joshua Cole look on. Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Delegate <\/a>
Delegate Joshua Cole (right) presents Chris Williams with House Resolution 601, commending his work with the JFMC to keep Dr. Farmer’s legacy alive. Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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From left to right: UMW senior Jessica Lynch and junior Sydney Baylor, along with Fredericksburg Tourism Sales Manager Victoria Matthews, who helped Williams bring the project to fruition. Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Retired <\/a>
Retired teacher Mayo Carter (left), who paid for the historic marker, speaks with Sonja Cantu, public information officer for the City of Fredericksburg. Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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From left to right: JFMC Assistant Director Chris Williams, Mayor Mary Katherine Greenlaw, Delegate Joshua Cole, Professor Erin Devlin, UMW senior Jessica Lynch, Professor Christine Henry, Vice Mayor Chuck Frye, UMW junior Sydney Baylor and retired teacher Mayo Carter pose with the marker. Photo by Karen Pearlman. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a tremendous honor, as Dr. Farmer was my mentor and friend,\u201d Williams said. But this is only the third marker on the Virginia civil rights trail, he said, so he\u2019s working with the city to identify other sites.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to ensure that Black history is properly documented,\u201d he said, \u201cand that these stories are being told.\u201d<\/p>\n

This evening at 6 p.m., JFMC will hold a virtual screening of PBS\u2019s \u201cThe Freedom Riders\u201d documentary, with a discussion to follow. Learn more on the <\/em>Center\u2019s site<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

A fundraising campaign currently is underway to raise $100,000 in new funds to enhance programming in UMW\u2019s James Farmer Multicultural Center. Learn more at https:\/\/students.umw.edu\/multicultural\/<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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