Tuskegee Civic Association

Historical marker location:

1103 West Montgomery Road, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of West Montgomery Road and Chambliss Street, on the left when traveling west on West Montgomery Road.)

Marker installed: 2019

The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail.

The first known use of the phrase "Roll Tide" was in a 1907 Birmingham News article that referred to the University of Alabama football team. The phrase became a rallying cry for Alabama football fans and is still used today.