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MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA Montgomery is the capital of the state of Alabama. It is a city which is significant both in Southern history and in civil rights history. Photo: West Entrance - Alabama State Capitol. |
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MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA Montgomery is the capital of the state of Alabama. It is a city which is significant both in Southern history and in civil rights history. Photo: West Entrance - Alabama State Capitol. |
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In 1861 Montgomery was designated the
first capital of the Confederate States of America. This
building was the first Confederate "White House."
The Confederate capital later moved to Richmond, Virginia. |
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This is a Montgomery city bus in 2002.
In December 1954, the bus system in Montgomery was racially segregated. Blacks had to ride in the back of the bus while whites rode in the front. |
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This bus is rolling down Dexter Avenue in Montgomery. The state capitol is at left. To the right behind the bus is Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. In 1954 Martin Luther King, Jr., was the minister at that church. |