THE GOVERNMENT NEWS DESKPERMANENT NPS STORY ARCHIVE
Organized by publication date and destination. Each story retains its permanent State & Nation address and official NPS source.
The National Park Service finalized the master plan and environmental assessment selecting the preferred alternative for the Bus Burning Site at Freedom Riders National Monument. The environmental assessment presented a finding of no significant impact.
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Freedom Riders National Monument releases and launches public commenting on the Master Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Bus Burning Site, six miles west of Anniston, Alabama along Old Birmingham Highway.
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Freedom Riders National Monuments seeks public input on long-term vision of the Bus Burning site
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The National Park Service (NPS) today announced the selection of Dr. Rolando Herts as superintendent of Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument and Freedom Riders National Monument in Alabama, effective Sep. 9.
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Today, the National Park Service (NPS) began seeking public input to support development of a General Management Plan (GMP) for the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument.
Official NPS sourceFreedom Riders National Monument (FRRI), in partnership with the City of Anniston and Main Street Anniston, will host a series of free movie nights in Zinn Park throughout the summer of 2021.
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Due to growing interest from visitors, Freedom Riders National Monument (FRRI) will begin to open the Anniston Greyhound Bus Depot (1031 Gurnee Avenue) to the public on Friday afternoons from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
Official NPS sourceFreedom Riders National Monument (FRRI) and Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument (BICR) have partnered to produce a new podcast, titled “We Will Rise: National Parks and Civil Rights.” The podcast premieres on May 26.
Official NPS sourceDuring the month of May, FRRI will host a commemorative luminary lighting and open new interpretive resources to the public.
Official NPS sourceFreedom Riders National Monument invites you to explore a new exhibition that tells the powerful, harrowing, and inspirational civil rights story of six months in 1961 that changed America forever.
Official NPS sourceFreedom Riders National Monument (FRRI) has created a new Junior Ranger book to help our younger visitors engage with the Freedom Riders story.
Official NPS sourceToday, National Park Service (NPS) Atlanta-based Regional Director Bob Vogel announced the selection of Kristofer “Kris” Butcher as superintendent of Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument and Freedom Riders National Monument in Alabama, effective October 27.
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