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Rosa Parks Library And Museum
Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum is an active memorial to the life of civil rights icon Rosa Parks and the lessons of the Montgomery Bus Boycott that brought racial integration to transportation and international attention to civil rights. Located in downtown Montgomery, Alabama at the site where Mrs. Parks was arrested, it is the nation’s only museum dedicated to Rosa Parks.
Freedom Rides Museum
The Freedom Rides Museum is located at 210 South Court Street in Montgomery, Alabama, in the building which was until 1995 the Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station. It was the site of a violent attack on participants in the 1961 Freedom Ride during the Civil Rights Movement.
The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration
The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration is a museum in Montgomery, Alabama, that displays the history of slavery and racism in America. This includes the enslavement of African-Americans, racial lynchings, segregation, and racial bias.
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, informally known as the National Lynching Memorial, is a national memorial to commemorate the black victims of lynching in the United States. It is intended to focus on and acknowledge past racial terrorism and advocate for social justice in America.
Dexter Parsonage Museum
The restored parsonage of Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church appears as it did when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his family resided here during Dr. King’s pastorate from 1954-1960. The parsonage was bombed several times during the fight for civil rights, but fortunately no one was injured.
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, at Moton Field in Tuskegee, Alabama, commemorates the contributions of African-American airmen in World War II.
Selma To Montgomery - Interpretive Centers
Interpretive Centers located in Selma and Montgomery take you the path of the Selma to Montgomery marchers. The exhibits at the Interpretive Centers explore the compelling stories of the Selma to Montgomery marches through multiple perspectives of those who participated or supported the march, as well those who opposed it, allowing visitors to be fully immersed in the climate of the times. The Centers work to provide a necessary background for visitors touring the other sites in the Selma, Lowndes County, and Montgomery area that are associated with the Civil rights movement.
Air Force Enlisted Heritage Research Institute
The AFEHRI’s mission is to support the Barnes Center for Enlisted Education mission by educating and inspiring enlisted leaders on our enlisted history, heritage, and the resulting contribution to air and space power. The heritage center element consists of the Air Force Enlisted Heritage Hall, with many student-teaching exhibits. A city and state tourist attraction, it is also serves as a military museum to civilian visitors.

Civil Rights Trail

The capital of Alabama represents an important place in the fight for voting rights, with the Alabama State Capitol Building having served as the end point of the third march for voting rights from Selma. However, there’s much more to Montgomery’s significance than what occurred at the iconic Capitol. In this city, not only can you visit museums and memorials commemorating the Civil Rights Movement, but you can also explore Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s church, the site of Rosa Parks’ arrest and see the courthouse of Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr. The fact that these three notable leaders had ties to Montgomery further solidifies the city as a significant site of Civil Rights Movement activity.

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