Union Cemetery

Historical marker location:

Union Cemetery Road, Brewton, Alabama

( Marker can be reached from Union Cemetery Road, 0.2 miles north of College Drive, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2007

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.