National Park Passport Stamps obtained at this park
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Official Park Visit Number: 204 of 433
Parks Remaining: 229
Location: Anniston, AL
Arrival Date: Feb 12, 2025
Passport Region: Southeast
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In 1961, a small interracial band of "Freedom Riders" challenged discriminatory laws requiring separation of the races in interstate travel. They were attacked by white segregationists, who firebombed the bus. Images of the attack appeared in hundreds of newspapers, shocking the American public and spurring the Federal Government to issue regulations banning segregation in interstate travel.
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