Black History Month 2013: The best civil rights monuments to visit in America

Black History Month 2013: The best civil rights monuments to visit in AmericaGreyhound Bus Station in Montgomery, Ala., was turned into the Freedom Rides Museum in in May 2011.

“If not us, then who? If not now, then when? Will someone else’s children have to risk their lives instead of us risking ours?” Freedom Rider (later congressman) John Lewis about the May 1961 episode that helped turn the tide of the movement. “Learn how 21 young people helped change our nation’s history using nonviolent protest.” Black History Month 2013: The best civil rights monuments to visit in America


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A veteran of the U.S. Air Force and Buckeye State native, Terry has also written for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Atlanta Business Chronicle and the Detroit Free Press. He is a lover of words, photography, sports, books, travel, and THEE Ohio State Buckeyes. #GoBucks
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