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MADE in Hecho En Ery by | Por Bret Love Photos | Fotos J MADE IN Hecho en ERY By | Por Bret Love Photos | Fotos J. Kevin Foltz M MONTGO ith only 375,536 residents according to the 2010 census, Montgomery isn’t the biggest metropolitan area in Alabama, much less in the United States (where it ranks 136th overall). But few American cities can rival WMontgomery in terms of historical importance, from the Civil War and Civil Rights to literature and music. Here’s an overview of six great tourist attractions in Alabama’s capital city where you can learn more about some of the famous residents who helped put Montgomery on the map. CIVIL RIGHTS MEMORIAL CENTER Montgomery was the site of some of the most significant events in the Civil Rights movement, from the famous Montgomery Bus Boycott (which led to the desegregation of the bus system) to the legendary march from Selma in protest of the Jim Crow laws that prevented blacks from registering to vote (which led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965). The Civil Rights Memorial honors those who died during the movement. It features an impressive black granite monument (created by Vietnam Veterans Memorial designer Maya Lin) engraved with their names and achievements. The popular attraction also offers exhibits about the martyrs of the Civil Rights movement, a Scottie, in the early 1930s. Their quaint former Con apenas 375.536 residentes según el a la aprobación de la Ley del Derecho al Voto small theater, classrooms and the massive Wall home was saved from demolition in 1986 and Censo de 2010, Montgomery no es la mayor de 1965). El Civil Rights Memorial rinde tributo a Dexter Avenue King of Tolerance, which gives visitors a chance to now stands as a museum filled with photos, zona metropolitana de Alabama y mucho quienes murieron durante ese momento históri- Memorial Baptist pledge their personal commitment to standing letters, first-edition books and Zelda’s paintings. menos de Estados Unidos (ocupa el puesto 136 co, en un impresionante monumento de granito up for human rights and equality. splcenter.org fitzgeraldmuseum.net entre las más grandes). Sin embargo, pocas negro (creado por Maya Lin, que también hizo Church fue construido Improvement Association. Named a National ciudades estadounidenses pueden rivalizar con el monumento a los veteranos de la guerra de DEXTER AVENUE KING MEMORIAL Historic Landmark and currently on the FIRST WHITE HOUSE OF THE ella en cuanto a importancia histórica, desde Vietnam) donde están grabados sus nombres en los años 1880 BAPTIST CHURCH tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage CONFEDERACY la Guerra de Secesión hasta la literatura y la y aportes. Esta popular atracción también tiene Located just a few steps away from the Sites, the church remains open to the public. This historical landmark was the home of música. A continuación, un repaso a seis estu- exposiciones sobre los mártires del movimiento, como templo de Alabama State Capitol, this landmark was dexterkingmemorial.org Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate pendas atracciones turísticas de la capital de un pequeño teatro, salones de clase y Wall of Second Colored built back in the 1880s and was originally States of America, and his family while Alabama donde podrá conocer mejor a algu- Tolerance (Muro de la Tolerancia), donde los known as the Second Colored Baptist F. SCOTT & ZELDA FITZGERALD Montgomery was the capital of the Confederacy, nos de los famosos residentes que ayudaron a visitantes pueden plasmar su compromiso per- Baptist Church. Church. From 1947 to 1952, the church was MUSEUM which was from February 1861 until late May poner Montgomery en el mapa. sonal de defender los derechos humanos y la led by minister Vernon Johns, who is widely Though he was born in Saint Paul, Minn., 1861. Listed on the National Register of Historic igualdad. splcenter.org considered the father of the American Civil and spent a considerable portion of his youth Places since 1974, the Italianate-style house was CIVIL RIGHTS MEMORIAL CENTER Rights movement and mentored Southern in New York, F. Scott Fitzgerald eventually originally built in 1835. The museum tells the Montgomery fue escenario de uno de los DEXTER AVENUE KING MEMORIAL Christian Leadership Conference legends like became one of Montgomery’s most famous story of Jefferson Davis’ illustrious career as the acontecimientos más significativos del movi- BAPTIST CHURCH Ralph Abernathy (a Montgomery native) and residents. The city was the childhood home of leader of the Southern rebellion, the history miento por los Derechos Civiles, desde el famo- Situado a pasos del Capitolio estatal de Joseph Lowery (from Mobile). Martin Luther his socialite wife, Zelda, whom he met there of the Confederacy and how the First White so boicot de autobuses (que llevó a la desegre- Alabama, fue construido en los años 1880 King Jr. eventually succeeded Johns, serving long before his first novel, This Side of Paradise, House of the Confederacy was preserved for gación del sistema de transporte) a la legendaria como templo de Second Colored Baptist as pastor from 1954 to 1960 and organizing the was published in 1920. The couple lived in New future generations. It also includes numerous marcha que partió de Selma en protesta por Church. De 1947 a 1952, la iglesia fue dirigida Montgomery Bus Boycott from his basement York and spent considerable time in Europe, but personal items owned by the Davis family. las leyes de Jim Crow, que impidieron que los por el pastor Vernon Johns, considerado el office under the auspices of the Montgomery returned to Montgomery with their only child, firstwhitehouse.org negros se registraran para votar (y que condujo padre del movimiento por los Derechos Civiles 64 MARCH | APRIL LATITUDES 65 Though he was born in Saint Paul, Minn., F. Scott Fitzgerald eventually became one of Montgomery’s most famous residents. HANK WILLIAMS MUSEUM de Estados Unidos y mentor de figuras de residir allí a principios de la década de 1930. La Born in Mount Olive, Ala., Hiram Southern Christian Leadership Conference como residencia fue librada de la demolición en 1986 “Hank” Williams began his career in Ralph Abernathy (oriundo de Montgomery) y y ahora es un museo, con fotos, cartas, prime- Montgomery. At the age of 14 he was Joseph Lowery (que nació en Mobile). Martin ras ediciones de varios libros y de pinturas de hired by local radio station WSFA to host a Luther King Jr. sustituiría a Johns como pastor Zelda. fitzgeraldmuseum.net regularly scheduled 15-minute radio show. desde 1954 hasta 1960 y organizaría el boicot It would take him more than a decade to a los autobuses de Montgomery desde su FIRST WHITE HOUSE OF THE get his first major mainstream hit, “Move It oficina ubicada en el sótano, bajo los auspicios CONFEDERACY On Over,” but Williams went on to become de Montgomery Improvement Association. Este sitio histórico fue residencia del one of the most influential artists in country Declarado Sitio de Interés Histórico Nacional presidente Jefferson Davis y de su familia music history, recording 35 singles that y actualmente en la lista tentativa de sitios mientras la capital de la Confederación estuvo landed on the Billboard Top 10 Country & Patrimonio de la Humanidad de la Unesco, esta en Montgomery, desde febrero de 1861 hasta Western chart (including “Your Cheatin’ iglesia permanece abierta al público. dexterking finales de mayo de 1861. Incluida en el Registro Heart,” “Hey Good Lookin” and “I’m So memorial.org Nacional de Sitios Históricos desde 1974, la Lonesome I Could Cry”). After his untimely casa de estilo italianizante fue construida en death at the age of 29, Hank was laid to F. SCOTT & Zelda FITZGERALD 1835. El museo repasa la ilustre carrera de rest at the Oakwood Cemetery, which is MUSEUM Davis como líder de la rebelión de los sureños, located five minutes away from the Hank Aunque nació en Saint Paul, Minnesota, la historia de la Confederación y cómo First Williams Museum. Housing the world’s y pasó buena parte de su juventud en Nueva White House fue preservada para futuras most complete collection of memorabilia York, F. Scott Fitzgerald se convirtió en uno de generaciones. Posee numerosos objetos from “the Hillbilly Shakespeare,” the los residentes más famosos de Montgomery. personales pertenecientes a la familia Davis. museum's noteworthy features among La ciudad fue el hogar de infancia de su firstwhitehouse.org its 35 showcases include 17 of William’s esposa, Zelda, a quien el escritor conoció allí trademark suits, two life-sized portraits mismo mucho antes de que se publicara su HANK WILLIAMS MUSEUM that hung in the Williams’ home, numerous primera novela, A este lado del paraíso, en Nacido en Mount Olive, Alabama, Hiram autographed records and awards, and 1920. La pareja vivió en Nueva York y pasó “Hank” Williams comenzó su carrera en Hank’s beloved baby blue Cadillac. A life- mucho tiempo en Europa, pero regresó a Montgomery. A los 14 años fue contratado por size statue of Hank is located in Lister Hill Montgomery con su único hijo, Scottie, para la estación de radio local WSFA para conducir 66 MARCH | APRIL How To Get There American Eagle provides three daily nonstop flights to Montgomery from Dallas/Fort Worth. Cómo llegar American Eagle ofrece tres vuelos diarios sin escalas a Montgomery desde Dallas/Fort Worth. Plaza, just across from the City Auditorium where Hank's funeral service was held. thehankwilliamsmuseum.com ROSA PARKS LIBRARY & MUSEUM Rosa Parks was not the first African- American woman to refuse to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus to a white person— un programa de 15 minutos de duración. Le Colvin fue arrestada por hacer lo mismo nueve teenager Claudette Colvin was arrested for tomaría una década alcanzar su primer éxito meses antes que Parks, en diciembre de 1955.
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