Montgomery in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Montgomery Racial Segregation on Buses

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 31, 2018

1. Montgomery Racial Segregation on Buses Marker

Inscription. On multiple occasions in 1955, black women were arrested for challenging Montgomery's law requiring racial segregation on buses. The arrest of Rosa Parks sparked a mass protest that launched the modern civil rights movement and brought to prominence a young pastor named Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. For nearly a year, black people in Montgomery boycotted the buses and challenged racial segregation in court, sustained by the courage of black women who collectively walked thousands of miles to end racial segregation in public transportation. You are standing in the neighborhood where modern civil rights activism in America was born.

Dana King (b. 1960)
Guided By Justice, 2018
Bronze

Erected 2018 by the Equal Justice Initiative.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1955.

Location. 32° 22.322′ N, 86° 18.737′ W. Marker is in Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Caroline Street south of Clayton Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker

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is at or near this postal address: 417 Caroline Street, Montgomery AL 36104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Racial Inequality in the United States (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Ship A.M.E. Zion Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Transatlantic Slave Trade (about 300 feet away); The National Memorial for Peace and Justice (about 400 feet away); Montgomery: Learning From the Past / Bernard Whitehurst and the Whitehurst Case (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kahl Montgomery / Catoma Street Church of Christ (approx. 0.2 miles away); Marching On (approx.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 31, 2018

2. Montgomery Racial Segregation on Buses Marker

Bronze sculpture by Dana King.

0.2 miles away); The Five Points Area: A Unique Blend of Communities in 1965 (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montgomery.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the Montgomery Bus Boycott. (Submitted on May 31, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Rosa Parks with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. image. Click for full size.

Public domain, 1955

3. Rosa Parks with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Marker located at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 31, 2018

4. Marker located at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 543 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 31, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.