Greyhound Bus Mural

Greyhound bus mural, titled "Could You Get On The Bus," facing the depot alleyway.

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Quick Facts

Location:

1031 Gurnee Avenue

Significance:

Commemorates 1961 attack on Freedom Riders

Created by artist Joseph Giri, this mural is titled "Could You Get On The Bus?" The mural features a massive, period-correct depiction of a Greyhound bus similar to the one that carried a small group of Freedom Riders into Anniston in May of 1961. The mural faces the alleyway where the attack on these Freedom Riders began.

This mural also includes several interpretive panels that feature information and a timeline of the 1961 attack.