Skip to content
  • Sponsors
  • Partners
  • About Us
  • Donate
  • Categories
    • Agriculture
    • Arts & Literature
    • Business & Industry
    • Education
    • Folklife
    • Geography & Environment
    • Government & Politics
    • History
    • People
    • Religion
    • Science & Technology
    • Sports & Recreation
  • Indexes
    • Articles
    • Authors
    • Events
    • Organizations
    • People
    • Places
  • Collections
  • Galleries
  • Quick Facts
  • Sponsors
  • Partners
  • About Us
  • Donate
  • Categories
    • Agriculture

      Agriculture

    • Arts & Literature

      Arts & Literature

    • Business & Industry

      Business & Industry

    • Education

      Education

    • Folklife

      Folklife

    • Geography & Environment

      Geography & Environment

    • Government & Politics

      Government & Politics

    • History

      History

    • People

      People

    • Religion

      Religion

    • Science & Technology

      Science & Technology

    • Sports & Recreation

      Sports & Recreation

  • Indexes
    • Articles

    • Authors

    • Events

    • Organizations

    • People

    • Places

  • Collections
  • Galleries
  • Quick Facts
All Collections

Civil Rights Movement in Alabama

Alabama was the site of many key events in the American civil rights movement. Rosa Parks's stand against segregation on a public bus led to the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, and the violence targeted toward the Freedom Riders of the early 1960s drew the nation's attention to racial hatred in Alabama. Protests led by Rev. Martin Luther King, bombings in Birmingham, and the pivotal march from Selma to Montgomery led the government to approve the Civil Rights Act in 1965.

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Freedom Rides

Freedom Rides

Birmingham Campaign of 1963

Birmingham Campaign of 1963

"Letter from Birmingham Jail"

"Letter from Birmingham Jail"

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks

Fred Lee Shuttlesworth

Fred Lee Shuttlesworth

Selma to Montgomery March

Selma to Montgomery March

Modern Civil Rights Movement in Alabama

Modern Civil Rights Movement in Alabama

Sixteenth Street Baptist Church

Sixteenth Street Baptist Church

Jo Ann Robinson

Jo Ann Robinson

<em>Gomillion v. Lightfoot</em>

Gomillion v. Lightfoot

Neighborhood Organized Workers of Mobile (NOW)

Neighborhood Organized Workers of Mobile (NOW)

Children's Crusade

Children's Crusade

Bloody Sunday

Bloody Sunday

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Alabama (NAACP)

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Alabama (NAACP)

Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA)

Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA)

Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights (ACMHR)

Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights (ACMHR)

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in Alabama (SNCC)

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in Alabama (SNCC)

Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

Lowndes County Freedom Organization

Lowndes County Freedom Organization

National Democratic Party of Alabama (NDPA)

National Democratic Party of Alabama (NDPA)

Welcome to your free, online resource on Alabama history, culture, geography, and natural environment. This site offers articles on Alabama's people, events, sports, art, literature, industry, government, plant and animal life, agriculture, recreation, and so much more.

Browse

  • Categories
  • Collections
  • Galleries
  • Explore Alabama
  • Quick Facts

Support

  • About Us
  • People
  • Partners
  • Sponsors
  • Make a Donation

Connect

  • Facebook Facebook
  • Contact Us
  • Site Feedback

A program of Auburn University Outreach

© 2023 Alabama Humanities Alliance - All Rights Reserved

Privacy Statement