Montgomery is a city full of history, but one part of its history that I really learned a lot about was its role in the Civil Rights Movement. I have already written a post on their very informative, inspiring and impressive Civil Rights Memorial Center and it is well worth the $2 dollars they charge for adults. However, there are many, many locations that you can find just walking or driving through Montgomery. They’re marked with historical markers, and even though I felt like I saw a lot while I was there, there are so many other Civil Rights sites to see! The Alabama State Capitol, besides being something to see for that very reason, was where the Selma to Montgomery March ended. This iconic march, one of many led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was marched in peace, for eighteen hard days, for the right to vote in 1965. This march is the one that was made famous by the horrible event now known as “Bloody Sunday”. The sheriff stated that all white males in Selma, 21 or older, were deputized, and armed with nightsticks, tear gas and horses shoved, beat, gassed and ultimately hospitalized 17 members of […]