Historical Marker
West Blocton, Alabama
Historical marker location:
1139 Main Street, West Blocton, Alabama
( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Walter Owens Drive, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.)
Marker installed: 2010
The city of Anniston, Alabama was the site of one of the most violent incidents of the Civil Rights Era. In 1961, a bus carrying Freedom Riders, a group of civil rights activists, was attacked and set on fire by a mob in Anniston.