Cherokee County Historical Museum

Historical marker location:

101 East Main Street, Centre, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of East Main Street (Business U.S. 411) and Cedar Bluff Road, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.)

Marker installed: 2010

The state of Alabama played a significant role in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s. The Montgomery Bus Boycott, which was sparked by Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a bus, took place in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. The city was also the site of the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965, which were a key event in the struggle for voting rights for African Americans.