Montgomery Bus Boycott reaches 60-year anniversary
In December 2015, the United States celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The boycott began when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a public…
Rosa Parks to finally get her own historical marker in Montgomery
Since 2007, civil rights icon Rosa Parks has shared a Montgomery, Alabama, historical marker with country signer Hank Williams. Soon Parks will have her own tribute. A representative of the…
Alabama history inspired ‘Go Set A Watchman’
Harper Lee’s new novel, "Go Set a Watchman," was released July 2015. It takes place after her first book, "To Kill a Mockingbird." Many real events shaped the mid-1950’s Alabama…
On this day in 1968, Dr. King’s widow Coretta Scott King & their 3 oldest children led the Silent March in Memphis… https://t.co/hU831Q2WtA
(about 4 hours ago)@TamikaDMallory is a nationally recognized activist and champion of the new civil rights movement of social justice… https://t.co/q7mcVX4eOc
(about 17 hours ago)On this day in 1968, in the aftermath of Dr. King’s assassination, a racially integrated group of Memphians called… https://t.co/DT1F2027kH
(about 19 hours ago)The Museum mourns the loss of African American business juggernaut Earl Graves Sr., the founder of Black Enterprise… https://t.co/bp3iX7bIgS
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