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The Route and Contact
Information
(Click on an originating city to see
the specific route and contact information.)
Beginning
on September 20th, nearly one thousand immigrant workers and
their allies will board buses in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco,
Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Chicago, Houston, Miami
and Boston and cross the United States over the next 12 days.
The new Freedom Riders will travel some 20,000 miles of U.S.
highways and stop at more than 100 cities, towns and workplaces.
On October 1st and 2nd, we will meet with members of Congress
in Washington, D.C. On October 3rd we will travel to Liberty
State Park, overlooking the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island,
for an event hosted by the Governor of New Jersey. On October
4th, we will come together at Flushing Meadows Park, Queens,
New York for a rally expected to attract tens of thousands of
people.
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Bus
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Origin City |
Route
(subject to modification) |
| 1. Seattle and Portland |
Yakima/Wallula/Pasco/Wallawalla Washington and
Weston, Oregon; Boise, Nampa & Rupert ID; Salt Lake City,
UT; Denver, CO; Omaha, NB; Des Moines, IA; Quad Cities/Davenport
IA; Washington, DC; Liberty State Park, New Jersey; Flushing
Meadows Park, Queens, New York. |
| 2. San Francisco
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Sacramento, CA; Reno, NV; Wendover, UT;
Salt Lake City, UT; Denver, CO; Wichita, KS; Kansas City; KS/MO;
St. Louis, MO; Louisville, KY; Shelbyville, KY; Pittsburgh,
PA; Washington, DC; Liberty State Park, New Jersey; Flushing
Meadows Park, Queens, New York. |
| 3. Los Angeles |
Palm Springs, CA; Phoenix, AZ; Tucson, AZ; Las Cruces, NM;
El Paso, TX; San Antonio, TX; Austin, TX; Dallas, TX; Memphis,
TN; Nashville, TN; Morristown,TN; Richmond, VA; Washington,
DC; Liberty State Park, New Jersey; Flushing Meadows Park, Queens,
New York. |
| 4. Las Vegas |
Flagstaff, AZ; Albuquerque, NM; Oklahoma City, OK; Tulsa,
OK; Little Rock, AR; Knoxville, TN; Marion NC; Morganton, NC;
Greensboro, NC; Washington, DC; Liberty State Park, New Jersey;
Flushing Meadows Park, Queens, New York. |
| 5. Houston |
Baton Rouge, LA; New Orleans, LA; Jackson, MS; Selma, AL;
Montgomery AL; Birmingham, AL; Anniston, AL; Altanta, GA; Charlotte,
NC; Durham, NC; Richmond, VA, Washington; DC; Liberty State
Park, New Jersey; Flushing Meadows Park, Queens, New York. |
| 6. Minneapolis |
Madison, WI; Milwaukee, WI; Indianapolis, IN; Columbus, OH;
Baltimore, MD; Washington, DC; Liberty State Park, New Jersey;
Flushing Meadows Park, Queens, New York. |
| 7. Chicago |
Dearborn, MI; Detroit, MI; Toledo, OH; Cleveland, OH; Buffalo,
NY; Rochester, NY; Syracuse, NY; Albany, NY; Newburgh, NY; Washington,
DC; Liberty State Park, New Jersey; Flushing Meadows Park, Queens,
New York. |
| 8. Miami |
Immokalee, FL; Orlando, FL; Jacksonville FL; Savannah, GA;
Charleston, SC; Orangeburg, SC; Columbia, SC; Fayetteville,
NC; Wilson, NC; Norfolk, VA; Washington, DC; Liberty State Park,
New Jersey; Flushing Meadows Park, Queens, New York. |
| 9. Boston |
Providence, RI: Hartford CT; New Haven, CT; Reading PA; Philadelphia,
PA; Washington, DC; Liberty State Park, New Jersey; Flushing
Meadows Park, Queens, New York. |
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