Alabama:
became our 22nd state on dec. 18, 1819
Capitol: Montgomery (was briefly the capitol of the confederate states)
History: The first Confederate president was inaugurated at the capitol building on Feb 18, 1861. Also In Montgomery in 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat leading to the Montgomery Bus Boycott lasting 381 days and ending with the desegregation of the Montgomery buses. In 1965 25,000 people marched to the steps of the Alabama Capitol Building for the Black American's right to vote.
Alabama is a state full of history. Many changes took place on its soil many people fought for the rights for all people and many people opposed them. I'd like to think that thanks to the struggles in Alabama America became a better place.
The attached photos are of the Alabama Capitol building, the state seal and a statue of Helen Keller who was also from Alabama, and a Civil Rights Memorial called the Forgotten which
includes the names of 40 civil rights martyrs who were slain during that era. It was a very touching memorial. Actually all of Montgomery was touching.
Civil Rights Memorial:
Capitol Building:
I always love looking up into the dome.
And of course the Great State Seal
Huntsville, Alabama. Which housed NASA's Marshall Space flight center
Which is why Huntsville is also knows as "Rocket city" So of course I
had to visit the Space Museum and a short hike around Monte Sano state
park. I had lovely weather the whole trip.
A friend and I tried to find a park and GPS routed us to this dead end with a nice place for a nap...
We made it to the Monte Sano Park eventually
Capitol: Montgomery (was briefly the capitol of the confederate states)
History: The first Confederate president was inaugurated at the capitol building on Feb 18, 1861. Also In Montgomery in 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat leading to the Montgomery Bus Boycott lasting 381 days and ending with the desegregation of the Montgomery buses. In 1965 25,000 people marched to the steps of the Alabama Capitol Building for the Black American's right to vote.
Alabama is a state full of history. Many changes took place on its soil many people fought for the rights for all people and many people opposed them. I'd like to think that thanks to the struggles in Alabama America became a better place.
The attached photos are of the Alabama Capitol building, the state seal and a statue of Helen Keller who was also from Alabama, and a Civil Rights Memorial called the Forgotten which
includes the names of 40 civil rights martyrs who were slain during that era. It was a very touching memorial. Actually all of Montgomery was touching.
Civil Rights Memorial:
Capitol Building:
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