Capital City Guards

The Capital City Guards was a unit of black militiamen that organized in Montgomery in 1885 and remained active until 1905.

Capital City Guards, a Black militia unit in Montgomery, 1880s, standing in a line with rifles and tall hats, posed for a group photograph in front of a brick building.

Courtesy of Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Black Militias in Alabama

Black Militias in Alabama

Capital City Guards, a Black militia unit in Montgomery, 1880s, standing in a line with rifles and tall hats, posed for a group photograph in front of a brick building.