Montgomery FactsMontgomery Facts

State CapitalState Capital

On January 11, 1861, Alabama seceded (left) from the United States. Here, Jefferson Davis is sworn in as the first President of the Confederates States of America on the capital steps. A gold star has been placed where he stood during his speech. Montgomery was the first capital of the Confederacy.

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Black people & white people could Black people & white people could not drink out of the same water not drink out of the same water fountain?fountain?

Black people & white people could Black people & white people could not go to the same schools?not go to the same schools?

Civil RightsCivil Rights

Rosa ParksRosa Parks would not give up her would not give up her seat on a bus to a white person.seat on a bus to a white person.

She was arrested. She was arrested. Martin Luther King JrMartin Luther King Jr. helped put . helped put

together a bus boycott to protest.together a bus boycott to protest. Helped with desegregation Helped with desegregation

People in Montgomery, People in Montgomery, Alabama helped change Alabama helped change

that!that!