Historical Marker

American Legion - Post 58

Historical marker location:
228 College St, Courtland, Alabama
( Marker is on College St..)
Marker installed: 1996

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.