Holt Street Baptist Church
Rosa L. Parks and E.D. Nixon, former president of the Alabama NAACP, arrive at court March 19, 1956, in Montgomery. Parks and Nixon lived in the Cleveland Avenue neighborhood. Cleveland…
Cleveland Court Apartments
Cleveland Court Apartments features a historic marker, which describes Rosa L. Parks' arrest and subsequent journey to becoming the "mother of the civil rights movement." The building that houses apartments…
Former Slave Link to Pratt Subject of History Program
He was Alabama's master bridge builder, but former slave Horace King may have combined his talent with Prattville industrialist Daniel Pratt on other projects. By Jim Plott Montgomery Advertiser…
Neighborhood at a Crossroads
Historic Area looks to Return to Past Glory By Robin Bradley Litchfield, Montgomery Advertiser Drive through the neighborhood along Rosa L. Parks Avenue, and you'll catch a glimpse every now…
Three Legends Who Called Alabama Home
They Too Call Alabama Home: African-American Profiles, 1800-1999 When ASU alumnus Dr. Richard Bailey (1971,1972) was asked to recount the stories of influential African-American Alabamians during Black History Month, he…
History of Centennial Hill comes to life at Sunday lecture
The history and people of one of Montgomery's oldest neighborhoods were the focus of a special Sunday lecture. Richard Bailey presented the lecture "An Afternoon in Centennial Hill" Sunday at…
Marker Tells Stories of Slave Trade, Freedom
History converges at square By Ken L. Spear, Montgomery Advertiser A historic marker unveiled in the town square on Dexter Tuesday took a crowd of Montgomerians back to more than a century…
They Too Call Alabama Home
Students get lesson in state's Black History By CHRIS BURROUGHS, Eagle Reporter Jesse Owens, Nat King Cole, Joe Louis. They are names that have become famous in America and, in…
Birmingham Civil Rights Museum
Historic Program and Book Signing for They Too Call Alabama Home: African American Profiles, 1800-1998
Impact Touches Many Areas
Blacks have long contributed to state By Richard Bailey Jesse Owens, Nat King Cole, Joe Louis. African-Americans with Alabama ties have rendered an invaluable service to the state and nation.…