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

Tribute to Montgomery's "Foot Soldiers"

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 5, 2015

1. Tribute to Montgomery's "Foot Soldiers" Marker

Inscription.
The ten bronze roundels displayed on this wall are a tribute to the "foot soldiers" who toiled for 382 days during the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955 and 1956. The roundels depict individuals who were involved in, and events that occurred during, this important "Struggle for Justice."

The artwork by Winfred A. Hawkins is funded by the generous support of Hyundai Motor Manufacturing of Alabama.

Erected 2007 by Troy University and Hyundai Motor Manufacturing of Alabama.

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

Location. 32° 22.592′ N, 86° 18.686′ W. Marker is in Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of Montgomery Street and Molton Street, on the right when traveling south on Montgomery Street. 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 marker: Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott (a few steps from this marker); Portrait of Rosa Parks (a few steps from this marker); Rosa Parks Montgomery Bus Boycott / Hank Williams Alabama Troubadour

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(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 500 feet away); Montgomery’s Slave Markets / First Emancipation Observance - 1866 (about 600 feet away); Judge Frank M. Johnson: Judicial Fairness in the Age of Segregation (about 600 feet 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 . . . Montgomery Advertiser article about roundels. (Submitted on December 5, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Rosa Parks’ Arrest (being fingerprinted) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 5, 2015

2. Rosa Parks’ Arrest (being fingerprinted)

The Lone Passenger (one passenger on a bus) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 5, 2015

3. The Lone Passenger (one passenger on a bus)

Mass Meeting (at a church) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 5, 2015

4. Mass Meeting (at a church)

Protesting Injustice (marching with boycott signs) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 5, 2015

5. Protesting Injustice (marching with boycott signs)

Car Pooling (E.L. Posey’s parking lot) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 5, 2015

6. Car Pooling (E.L. Posey’s parking lot)

Refusing to Ride (two women passing a bus with its door open) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 5, 2015

7. Refusing to Ride (two women passing a bus with its door open)

Empty Parked Buses image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 5, 2015

8. Empty Parked Buses

Police Surveillance (of Posey carpool parking lot) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 5, 2015

9. Police Surveillance (of Posey carpool parking lot)

Foot Soldiers Sharing a Ride (blacks boarding a bus) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 5, 2015

10. Foot Soldiers Sharing a Ride (blacks boarding a bus)

Victory Ride (Rosa Parks with a white man seated behind her). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 2, 2022

11. Victory Ride (Rosa Parks with a white man seated behind her).

Marker located in alcove to far right of museum doors. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 5, 2015

12. Marker located in alcove to far right of museum doors.

Roundels can be seen on walls of museum and childrens wing. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Google Street View, March 2014

13. Roundels can be seen on walls of museum and childrens wing.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 799 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on December 5, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 11. submitted on April 2, 2022, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 12, 13. submitted on December 5, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.