James Farmer Multicultural Center Assistant Director Chris Williams’ behind-the-scenes work with the City of Fredericksburg’s Victoria Matthews was lauded in an article titled “Fredericksburg unveils historic marker honoring John Washington,” which ran recently in The Free Lance-Star. “In February, the city and the University of Mary Washington introduced a Civil Rights Trail that has been […]
James Farmer Multicultural Center Assistant Director Chris Williams joined Victoria Matthews with City of Fredericksburg Tourism on radio station WFVA’s Town Talk. The two spoke about the new Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail, which launched in Fredericksburg. The two-part trail includes stops marking significant milestones at the University of Mary Washington. Listen to the episode.
James Farmer Multicultural Center Assistant Director Christopher Williams appeared in several media mentions for his work with the City of Fredericksburg’s Victoria Matthews. The two spearheaded the City’s recently unveiled civil rights trail, “Freedom: A Work in Progress,” of which the University of Mary Washington was a partner. Williams’ media mentions in reference to the […]
James Farmer Multicultural Center Assistant Director Chris Williams, Associate Professor of History Erin Devlin and Assistant Professor of Historic Preservation Christine Henry have worked with City of Fredericksburg officials to erect a historic marker at the site of the old bus station on Princess Anne and Wolfe streets, where the Freedom Riders first stopped 60 […]
Sixty years ago today, 13 men and women – seven Black and six white – departed Washington, D.C., on Greyhound and Trailways buses. Led by civil rights icon James L. Farmer Jr., these Freedom Riders embarked on a quest to desegregate interstate travel.Their first stop? Fredericksburg, Virginia. The riders visited the bus station terminal and […]
