G-127 Journey to Reconciliation
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NCDaywalker
N 35° 54.837 W 079° 03.370
17S E 675393 N 3976150
Marker is at the corner of Columbia and Rosemary Sts in Chapel Hill, NC.
Waymark Code: WMVA46
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 03/21/2017
Views: 1
In 1947 the Congress of Racial Equality & local citizens, black & white, protested bus segregation. Setting out from Washington, D.C., "freedom riders" tested compliance with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling barring segregation on interstate buses. On April 13, riders arrived at local bus station then 20 yards west. A mob attacked one rider. Four others were arrested and sentenced to 30 days on chain gangs.
Marker Name: Journey to Reconciliation
Marker Type: Roadside
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Required Waymark Photo: yes
Local North Carolina markers without State Number Designation: Not listed
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