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Town Nicknames: Cradle Of The Confederacy, Cow Town Of The South
Rev. Dr. Martin L. King Jr. gained national attention for civil rights issues during
his tenure, 1954/1960, as pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, two blocks
from the State Capitol Building. A civil rights memorial has been erected near the
still-active church. On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks became a civil rights
heroine in the city by refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man. The reaction
to this arrest led to the 382-day Montgomery Bus Boycott which forced the city to
desegregate its transit system on December 21, 1956. In 1965, Dr. King's
nationally-publicized march for justice was conducted from Selma to Montgomery.
Country music pioneer and legend Hank Williams lived part of his life, and is
buried in Montgomery. Country star Alan Jackson eulogizes Williams in a
popular song, called Midnight In Montgomery, about a trip to Hank's gravesite.
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