Montgomery, Alabama

📘Montgomery, Alabama, is recognized as the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement. 📘For those unfamiliar with U.S. history, here’s a brief introduction: Nearly a century after the Emancipation Proclamation, unfair treatment of African Americans persisted. 🌐To learn more, you can explore topics such as the Jim Crow Laws, the Little Rock Nine, the Woolworth's Lunch Counter, and the Freedom Riders—these will provide deeper insight into the era. 🌐Montgomery emerged as a capital of the Civil Rights Movement due to several historic moments at the Alabama State Capitol. ⭐️ It is home to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s church (Dexter Avenue Baptist Church) and the site where Rosa Parks was arrested. ⭐️In the morning, we visited the National Memorial for Peace and Justice. The experience was deeply solemn. 🌈It is "the nation’s first memorial dedicated to the legacy of enslaved Black people, people terrorized by lynching, African Americans humiliated under racial segregation and Jim Crow, and people of color burdened with contemporary presumptions of guilt and police violence." I highly recommend visiting. #Travel #Montgomery #Alabama