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Related Historical Markers
By Lee Hattabaugh, October 1, 2010
The Bus Stop Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| On Dexter Avenue at Commerce Street, on the right when traveling east on Dexter Avenue. |
| | Side A A Lady of Courage
Born in Tuskegee, AL on February 4, 1913, to James McCauley, a carpenter, and Leona Edwards, a teacher. Moved with mother and brother to Pine Level, AL after parents' separation. Enrolled in Mrs. White's School . . . — — Map (db m36503) HM |
| On North Perry Street at Madison Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Perry Street. |
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Elijah Cook
Educator, Businessman, Lawmaker
Born a slave in Wetumpka in 1833, Elijah Cook became a leader in Montgomery’s African American community. Credited with helping to establish the city’s first school for blacks in the basement . . . — — Map (db m69222) HM |
| On Alabama 10 (Alabama Route 10) 1.3 miles west of U.S. 431, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Civil rights pioneer Rosa McCauley Parks was born on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. Shortly after her birth her parents James and Leona McCauley, moved here to a 260 acre farm owned by her grandparents, Anderson and Louisa McCauley. Her . . . — — Map (db m241312) HM |
| On Court Square at Dexter Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Court Square. |
| | Commemorating
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 . . . — — Map (db m85986) HM |
| On Montgomery Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m86422) HM |
Apr. 29, 2024