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Friends of the Freedom Rides Museum

Freedom Riders, supporters, and friends at First Baptist Church during the 2011 museum opening
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Freedom Rider Bernard Lafayette signs a student’s t-shirt at a museum event as Friends president Valda Harris Montgomery looks on

​“I was 13 years old when the Freedom Riders took refuge in my family home. Witnessing young people with the spirit and strength to combat injustice greatly influenced my life. This museum shares these powerful stories in a way that engages young and old alike.”  
-Dr. Valda Harris Montgomery, President, Friends of the Freedom Rides Museum
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The Friends is a non-profit organization passionate about this extraordinary museum in Montgomery, Alabama.
We need your support. It insures the Freedom Rides stories will continue to engage visitors in this place where history happened.
​Help shape the museum’s future by joining us, donating, or connecting us to your friends and family.


Board of Directors 
Emeritus
Jim Zwerg. Freedom Rider​, retired minister, Rahman, New Mexico
Officers
Valda Harris Montgomery, President, Montgomery, Alabama
Simuel (Trey) Sippial III Vice President, Montgomery, Alabama
Sommerville Hill, Treasurer, Montgomery, Alabama
Clare Watson,  Secretary, Montgomery, Alabama
Members
Dorothy S. Calloway, Montgomery, Alabama
Allen Farr, Montgomery, Alabama
Neil Nesbitt, Montgomery, Alabama
Ann Oldham, Montgomery, Alabama
Dawn Owens, Montgomery, Alabama
Jenny Rains, Montgomery, Alabama
Riley Roby, Montgomery, Alabama
Roger Smith, Montgomery, Alabama

 Steven Reed, ex officio. Mayor, Montgomery, Alabama
 represented by Joe Reed.

Advisors  
Georgette Norman. Retired executive director of the Rosa Parks Library and Museum, Montgomery, Alabama
​J. Mills Thornton III. Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan and author, Montgomery, Alabama

Board Facilitator
Ellen Mertins, Montgomery, Alabama

Friends of the Freedom Rides Museum

We support the Freedom Rides Museum and help connect it to the places that tell this American story. 

Friends of the Freedom Rides Museum
217 South Court Street, Suite 101, Montgomery, Alabama 36104-4021
​www.freedomridesmuseumfriends.org
friends@freedomridesmuseumfriends.org  

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