Pathfinder

Historical marker location:

1 Tranquility Base, Huntsville, Alabama

( Marker can be reached from Tranquility Base, 0.4 miles west of Madison Pike, on the left when traveling west.)

Huntsville's Orbiter for NASA's Fleet.

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.