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Montgomery, Alabama

Montgomery, Alabama

First White House of the Confederacy

Montgomery, Alabama: Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church

Montgomery, Alabama: Commercial Street, 1860s

Freedom Rides Museum

Montgomery: Alabama State Capitol

Alabama State University

Jefferson Davis: inauguration

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African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

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Montgomery, Alabama

Montgomery, Alabama

First White House of the Confederacy

Montgomery, Alabama: Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church

Montgomery, Alabama: Commercial Street, 1860s

Freedom Rides Museum

Montgomery: Alabama State Capitol

Alabama State University

Jefferson Davis: inauguration

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