Montgomery in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Rosa Parks Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Hank Williams Alabama Troubadour
Photographed by Tim Carr, August 1, 2009
1. Rosa Parks Montgomery Bus Boycott Marker - Side A
Side A
At the bus stop on this site on December 1, 1955, Mrs. Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to boarding whites. This brought about her arrest, conviction, and fine. The Boycott began December 5, the day of Parks trial, as a protest by African - Americans for unequal treatment they received on the bus line. Refusing to ride the buses, they maintained the Boycott until the U. S. Supreme Court ordered integration of public transportation one year later. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led the Boycott, the beginning of the modern Civil Rights Movement.
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Side B
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In 1938, young country singer Hank Williams won a contest on the stage of the Empire Theatre. Born in Butler County, south of Montgomery, on September 17, 1923, Williams learned to play the guitar and sing on the streets of Georgiana. Writing songs and performing, he made his way to Nashville, where in 1949 his “Lovesick Blues” stopped the show at the Grand Ole Opry. Other acclaimed compositions include “Your Cheatin' Heart”, “Jambalaya”, and “Kaw-Liga”. Williams died on January 1, 1953, and is buried in Montgomerys Oakwood Annex Cemetery.
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Civil Rights • Entertainment • Women. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1882.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. 32° 22.585′ N, 86° 18.686′ W. Marker is in Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It is on Montgomery Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker located in front of the Rosa Parks Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 252 Montgomery 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 location: Portrait of Rosa Parks (here, next to this marker); Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott (a few steps from this marker); Tribute to Montgomery's "Foot Soldiers" (a few steps from this marker); Violata Pax Dove (within shouting distance of this marker); A Mighty Walk From Selma (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The First White House of the Confederacy (about 600 feet away); Judge Frank M. Johnson: Judicial Fairness in the Age of Segregation
Photographed by Tim Carr, August 1, 2009
2. Hank Williams Alabama Troubadour Marker - Side B
More about this marker. Marker has been replaced by a new double sided marker installed on the 60th Anniversary Celebration of the Montgomery Bus Boycott in Montgomery.
Also see . . .
1. Rosa Parks Bus - Curating & Preserving. The Henry Ford Museum website entry (Submitted on March 4, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama.)
2. The Montgomery Bus Boycott in the News. The Henry Ford Museum website entry (Submitted on July 28, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
3. Hank Williams. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on July 28, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 5, 2015
3. Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott new marker.
Photographed by Tim Carr, August 1, 2009
4. Rosa Parks Montgomery Bus Boycott / Hank Williams Alabama Troubadour Marker
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, July 8, 2011
5. Rosa Parks Montgomery Bus Boycott / Hank Williams Alabama Troubadour Marker
Rosa Parks Library & Museum in relation to the Hank Williams marker
Photographed by Tim Carr, August 1, 2009
6. Rosa Parks Library and Museum
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, July 8, 2011
7. Rosa Parks Montgomery Bus Boycott / Hank Williams Alabama Troubadour Marker
Rosa Parks Library across the street
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2015
8. 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
Photographed by Tim Carr, August 1, 2009
9. Image of Rosa Parks being fingerprinted by Montgomery Police Lt. Drue Lackey
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, July 8, 2011
10. Hank Williams Alabama Troubadour Marker (copy)
A copy of this marker resides in the Hank Williams Museum
Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 29, 1998
11. Hank Williams Alabama Troubadour, gravesite ; Oakwood Cemetery Annex, Montgomery Alabama
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, July 8, 2011
12. Hank Williams Alabama Troubadour Marker
Front entrance of the Hank Williams Museum where a copy of the marker is located.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 5, 2017
13. This 1991 Hank Williams statue is located in front of Montgomery's Riverfront Park.
Located about 500 feet directly northwest of the museum.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 5,212 times since then and 78 times this year. Last updated on July 28, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 4, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 3. submitted on December 5, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on March 4, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 5. submitted on July 22, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 6. submitted on March 4, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 7. submitted on July 22, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 8. submitted on August 25, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 9. submitted on March 4, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 10. submitted on August 15, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 11. submitted on January 28, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 12. submitted on August 15, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 13. submitted on March 5, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
