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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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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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