Montgomery in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Segregation ⎯⎯⎯ Civil Rights
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 26, 2021
1. Segregation Marker
Inscription.
Segregation, also, Civil Rights. .
Segregation. In the late 1800s, Alabama law required separate schools and public accommodations for whites and blacks and prohibited interracial marriage. Custom, backed by the threat or use of violence, including lynching, required black people to defer to whites in social interactions., By the early twentieth century, segregation was further written into the state constitution and law. Courts typically upheld discriminatory business practices. Together, laws and social norms created a system of second-class citizenship for blacks known as Jim Crow.", African Americans built their own businesses, churches, and fraternal organizations. But in aspects of life that depended on government services, such as education, voting, and the judicial systems, discrimination was a daily reality. , "It shall be unlawful for a Negro and a white person to play together in any game of cards, dice, dominoes, checkers, baseball, softball, football, basketball or similar games." Birmingham City Ordinance, 1950 ,
Civil Rights. African Americans and their white allies dismantled segregation with a multipronged strategy that included nonviolent demonstrations, litigation, economic boycotts, and media exposure. College students and children marched in Alabama streets Attorney's devised lawsuits for relief through the federal courts. Churches, fed demonstrators, provided space for mass meetings, and reinforced the spiritual backbone of the movement. , Activists confronted massive resistance by state and local government, the Ku Klux Klan, and the Citizens Council a mainstream organization with white businessmen and politicians in its ranks. Violence was rampant and sometimes deadly, but it brought national attention and sped federal action to guarantee civil and voting rights., On March 7, 1965, a coalition of local and national groups began a march from Selma to Montgomery to protest police violence against voting rights activists. At the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge, state and local law enforcement brutally attacked the unarmed marchers Bloody Sunday shocked the nation and drew thousands more activists to Alabama.
Segregation
In the late 1800s, Alabama law required separate schools and
public accommodations for whites and blacks and prohibited
interracial marriage. Custom, backed by the threat or use of
violence, including lynching, required black people to defer
to whites in social interactions.
By the early twentieth century, segregation was further
written into the state constitution and law. Courts typically
upheld discriminatory business practices. Together, laws and
social norms created a system of second-class citizenship for
blacks known as Jim Crow."
African Americans built their own businesses, churches, and
fraternal organizations. But in aspects of life that depended
on government services, such as education, voting, and the
judicial systems, discrimination was a daily reality.
"It shall be unlawful for a Negro and a white person to play
together in any game of cards, dice, dominoes, checkers,
baseball, softball, football, basketball or similar games."
Birmingham City Ordinance, 1950
Civil Rights
African Americans and their white allies dismantled
segregation with a multipronged strategy
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that included
nonviolent demonstrations, litigation, economic boycotts,
and media exposure. College students and children marched
in Alabama streets Attorney's devised lawsuits for relief
through the federal courts. Churches, fed demonstrators,
provided space for mass meetings, and reinforced the
spiritual backbone of the movement.
Activists confronted massive resistance by state and local
government, the Ku Klux Klan, and the Citizens Council
a mainstream organization with white businessmen and
politicians in its ranks. Violence was rampant and
sometimes deadly, but it brought national attention and sped federal
action to guarantee civil and voting rights.
On March 7, 1965, a coalition of local and national groups
began a march from Selma to Montgomery to protest police
violence against voting rights activists. At the foot of the
Edmund Pettus Bridge, state and local law enforcement
brutally attacked the unarmed marchers Bloody Sunday
shocked the nation and drew thousands more activists
to Alabama.
Erected 2019 by the Alabama Bicentennial Commission.
Location. 32° 22.632′ N, 86° 18.102′ W. Marker is in Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Dexter Avenue east of South Decatur Street (Alabama Route 21), on the right when traveling east. Located in Alabama Bicentennial Park in front of the Alabama Attorney General's Building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 Dexter Ave, Montgomery AL 36130, 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: World War II / Defense Economy (here, next to this marker);
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 26, 2021
3. Marker on far right, part of the Alabama Bicentennial Park.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 485 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 27, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
