Montgomery in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Here Stood Mrs. Rosa Parks
Mother of the Civil Rights Movement
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, July 8, 2011
1. Here Stood Mrs. Rosa Parks Marker
the
centennial
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
Here stood
Mrs. Rosa Parks
Mother of the Civil Rights Movement
and
honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
where she boarded the Montgomery Public Bus
December 1, 1955
Dr. Barbara A. McKinzie Centennial International President
Dr. Juanita Sims Doty, Centennial South Eastern Regional Director
Marker dedicated March 2008
Erected 2008 by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1955.
Location. 32° 22.657′ N, 86° 18.548′ W. Marker is in Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of Court Square and Dexter Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Court Square. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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: Rosa Louise McCauley Parks / The Bus Stop (a few steps from this marker); Decorative Lions Heads (a few steps from this marker); Court Square Fountain (a
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Other markers no longer nearby. An Intersection of History: Court Square (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing); The Lightning Route / Central Bank Building (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing); Naming the City of Montgomery / Brigadier General Richard Montgomery (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, July 8, 2011
2. Here Stood Mrs. Rosa Parks Marker
Marker sets next to the Bus Stop marker as pictured here to the right
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, July 8, 2011
3. Here Stood Mrs. Rosa Parks Marker
Marker as seen from across Court Square to the left
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, July 8, 2011
4. Here Stood Mrs. Rosa Parks Marker
Looking the opposite direction from the marker, the Rosa Parks marker next to it can be seen to the left
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2015
5. Rosa Parks & D. H. Lackey
This 1956 AP photo of Rosa Parks being fingerprinted by Sheriff D. H. Lackey hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.
“As a boycott of Montgomery, Alabama's racially segregated buses entered its third month, Rosa Parks was arrested for the second time. One of 115 black Montgomerians including Martin Luther King Jr. to be indicted by the county grand jury on charges of violating a 1921 Alabama law prohibiting boycotts, Parks was taken into custody and jailed on February 22, 1956. Although the Montgomery Improvement Association quickly posted Parks's bail, this wire service photo of the dignified seamstress being fingerprinted by Deputy Sheriff D. H. Lackey appeared the next day on the front page of the New York Times and ran in countless newspapers across the nation.” — National Portrait Gallery
“As a boycott of Montgomery, Alabama's racially segregated buses entered its third month, Rosa Parks was arrested for the second time. One of 115 black Montgomerians including Martin Luther King Jr. to be indicted by the county grand jury on charges of violating a 1921 Alabama law prohibiting boycotts, Parks was taken into custody and jailed on February 22, 1956. Although the Montgomery Improvement Association quickly posted Parks's bail, this wire service photo of the dignified seamstress being fingerprinted by Deputy Sheriff D. H. Lackey appeared the next day on the front page of the New York Times and ran in countless newspapers across the nation.” — National Portrait Gallery
Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,436 times since then and 55 times this year. Last updated on July 23, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 22, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 5. submitted on August 25, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
