General John Coffee

Historical marker location:

Florence, Alabama

( Marker can be reached from Hightower Place south of Veterans Drive (Route 133), on the left when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2007

City of Florence Walk of Honor.

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.