We woke up in Atlanta and started the morning in Marin Luther King Jr. Center where we viewed the resting place of both hom and his wife.
We then loaded the bus and headed to Montgomery Alabama for our next stop. First stop in Montgomery was the Rosa Parks Museum, which I enjoyed. They had an excellent exhibit of a vintage city bus where the projected the scene of what happened that night on the windows, so it was as if we were watching the event happen. Did you know that Rosa Parks was not actually doing anything against Alabama law when she refused to get up? Only the first 10 rows of seats were reserved for Whites and she was seated behind those rows.
We then walked around the city center of Montgomery which is surprisingly pretty. I don’t know why, but that is not something I expected. We walked by the capital building and admired their many statues of historical figures in their states history and walked through a garden that had displays of their state’s history starting way back in prehistoric times stretching to modern day. It was like walking through time as you followed the path, learning about the Creek Native who were the first inhabitants of Alabama, Settlers coming, the beginning of slavery in the state, the civil war, the state’s role in the industrial revolution and WWII, and their involvement in the space race.
I really do like Montgomery; I just wish I had more time to explore the city