After Pressure from Figures, Sewell, GSA Removes Historic Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station from List of Properties for Sale

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) issued the following statement after the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) informed him that it would not sell the Montgomery Bus Station, which houses the Freedom Rides Museum in his district: 

“I’m glad that the Trump Administration has reversed course on this matter, but it never should have happened. We should not have to continue to pressure this Administration to protect civil rights history, as we were forced to do when they pulled the Tuskegee Airmen from training curriculum and scholarships for students at historically Black land-grant institutions. I want to thank Rep. Terri Sewell and Leader Hakeem Jeffries for their support on this important issue. We will always fight to safeguard our history because civil rights history is also American history.” 

On March 6, 2025, Figures and Sewell sent a letter to the General Services Administration calling for the immediate removal of the Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station from the list of properties slated for sale. 

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