Courthouse Prayer

Historical marker location:

Birmingham, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of 5th Avenue North and 19th Street North, on the left when traveling east on 5th Avenue North.)

March Route to Retail. Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail.

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.