JOURNEY OF RECONCILIATION
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.
G-127Orange County
Where it stands. North Columbia Street at Rosemary Street in Chapel Hill
I am heartily rejoiced that my term is so near its close. I will soon cease to be a servant and will become a sovereign.