Freedom Ride Protestors near Sportsman Grill

ID: 125 ~ Source: "SIGN OF THE TIME," Baltimore Afro-American, 30 December 1961 [via ProQuest Historical Newspapers] ~ Date: December 30, 1961
This file appears in: Sportsman Grill
Freedom Ride Protestors near Sportsman Grill

This image depicts a group of white Freedom Riders holding signs heading to the Sportsman Grill in Aberdeen, Maryland on December 16, 1961.

This file appears in: Sportsman Grill

By James Karmel
The Sportsman Grill was listed on the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) brochure used as guide for Freedom Riders for the 1961 Route 40 Freedom Ride. The Aberdeen restaurant was on the list of "Restaurants Still Segregated". This meant that the…