Freedom Riders National Monument, National Monument in Anniston, Alabama, United States

The Freedom Riders National Monument is a civil rights memorial in Anniston, Alabama, comprising two main locations: a former Greyhound bus station downtown and the site where a bus was attacked in 1961. Both places are connected by their central role in the pivotal events of the American civil rights movement.

The monument was established in 2017 when President Barack Obama designated these sites to preserve the events of May 1961. During that time, civil rights activists traveled south to challenge segregation in interstate bus travel.

The monument documents how integrated groups of black and white activists traveled together to challenge racial segregation in transportation. Today, visitors can stand at these locations and grasp the personal courage it took to face violent opposition for equality.

The two sites are about 6 miles (9.7 km) apart, so plan to drive between the former Greyhound depot at 1031 Gurnee Avenue and the bus-burning site on Old Birmingham Highway/State Route 202. The depot is open to visitors on Wednesdays, and an interim visitor center with a National Parks passport stamp operates in the reception area of Anniston City Hall.

The burning bus was photographed by freelance photographer Joseph "Little Joe" Postiglione; his image became an icon of the civil rights movement. The site of the burning, 6 miles (9.7 km) from the Greyhound station, is marked by an Alabama Historical Marker erected in 2007 by the Theta Tau chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity.