Samford University

Historical marker location:

800 Lakeshore Drive, Homewood, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of Lakeshore Drive and Sherman Circle, in the median on Lakeshore Drive.)

Marker installed: 1966

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.