Famous people who attended the University of Alabama ... Bart Starr, born January 9, 1934, in Montgomery. Played quarterback for the Crimson Tide, and later the NFL, where he was voted MVP of ...

Join al.com reporter Kelly Kazek on her weekly journey through Alabama to record the region's quirky history, strange roadside attractions and tales of colorful characters. Call her at 256-701 ...

That is the history of Montgomery ... more than 80,000 people to the Edmund Pettus Bridge, and brought thousands to Montgomery three weeks later to commemorate King's famous speech in front ...

Unfortunately, much of that history is "lost" to faded memories and inevitable deaths of people ... in Montgomery) without his last name so as not to be confused with his then-more famous brother ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - In honor of Black history month, Montgomery has launched ... civil rights movement resonates with the world. As people continue to seek purposeful and meaningful travel ...

Montgomery in Alabama is one of the pioneering cities in the USA for civil rights history. It’s where the ... Later, 5000 people gathered in the Holt Street Baptist Church to enthusiastically ...

In Montgomery ... with nearly 50 sculptures by world-famous artists like Kehinde Wiley, Simone Leigh. and Kwame Akoto-Bamfo, collectively evoking the history of slavery in America.

The history woven into Montgomery’s fibers, fueled by oppression and then Black resistance of the 1950s and ‘60s, likely emboldened the Black people who came to Pickett’s aid, Gavin said.