Seven States: Montgomery, AL

Back to Alabama and visiting the historically important Montgomery, where we first visited the Rosa Parks Museum. A “time machine bus” presentation did a good job of educating on the history up to the time when [activist] Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat [which we also learned wasn’t even a requirement by law, only by the driver!], followed by a walk-through presentation of the following year which eventually resulted in the end of legal segregation (but of course not full equality).

In the evening we took a walk, including down to the riverfront …

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