Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was pastor here at Dexter Avenue King Memorial Church from 1954 to 1960.
A bus similar to the one Rosa Parks rode is housed in the Rosa Parks Museum.
Night. The Hank Williams Museum showcases the country music legend’s short but successful career with his actual guitars, Steinway piano, suits, and hats, sterling and platinum record albums, photographs, and more. Also a Montgomery native, the hard-driving musician died suddenly at 29 years old from a heart attack while traveling to a gig on New Year’s Day in the museum’s centerpiece, Williams’ 1952 Baby Blue Cadillac. Selma’s Sturdivant Hall Museum is a stately antebellum home with Corinthian columns in Greek revival architectural style and includes a balcony with cast iron railings. Tours inside reveal the mansion’s high ceilings, grand stairwell, and ornate moldings. The home dates back to 1852, and those interested in the paranormal might be intrigued to hear about its reported ghostly presence.
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice memorializes victims of lynching and racial terror.
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The Rosa Parks Museum collects, preserves, and exhibits artifacts relevant to the life and lessons of Rosa Parks.
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