Kick-Off for Alabama's Civil Rights Trail
Sunday, Feb. 7 Kick-Off for Alabama's Civil Rights Trail, by Frye Gaillard
Discussion, Roundtable and Reception
Sponsored by University of Alabama Press/ hosted by Troy University
Rosa Parks Library Auditorium & Exhibition Hall, 4:00 - 7:00 pm
"No other state has embraced and preserved its civil rights history more thoroughly than Alabama. Nor is there a place where that history is richer. Alabama's Civil Rights Trail tells of Alabama's great civil rights events, as well as its lesser-known moments, in a compact and accessible narrative, paired with a practical guide to Alabama's preserved civil rights sites and monuments.
In his history of Alabama's civil rights movement, Cradle of Freedom (University of Alabama Press, 2004), Frye Gaillard contends that Alabama played the lead role in a historic movement that made all citizens of the nation, black and white, more free. This book, geared toward the casual traveler and the serious student alike, showcases in a vividly illustrated and compelling manner, valuable and rich details. It provides a user-friendly, graphic tool for the growing number of travelers, students, and civil rights pilgrims who visit the state annually.
The story of the civil rights movement in Alabama is told city by city, region by region, and town by town, with entries on Montgomery, Birmingham, Selma, Tuscaloosa, Tuskegee, and Mobile, as well as chapters on the Black Belt and the Alabama hill country. Smaller but important locales such as Greensboro, Monroeville, and Scottsboro are included, as are more obscure sites like Hale County's Safe House Black History Museum and the birthplace of the Black Panther Party in Lowndes County."
Discussion, Roundtable and Reception
Sponsored by University of Alabama Press/ hosted by Troy University
Rosa Parks Library Auditorium & Exhibition Hall, 4:00 - 7:00 pm
"No other state has embraced and preserved its civil rights history more thoroughly than Alabama. Nor is there a place where that history is richer. Alabama's Civil Rights Trail tells of Alabama's great civil rights events, as well as its lesser-known moments, in a compact and accessible narrative, paired with a practical guide to Alabama's preserved civil rights sites and monuments.
In his history of Alabama's civil rights movement, Cradle of Freedom (University of Alabama Press, 2004), Frye Gaillard contends that Alabama played the lead role in a historic movement that made all citizens of the nation, black and white, more free. This book, geared toward the casual traveler and the serious student alike, showcases in a vividly illustrated and compelling manner, valuable and rich details. It provides a user-friendly, graphic tool for the growing number of travelers, students, and civil rights pilgrims who visit the state annually.
The story of the civil rights movement in Alabama is told city by city, region by region, and town by town, with entries on Montgomery, Birmingham, Selma, Tuscaloosa, Tuskegee, and Mobile, as well as chapters on the Black Belt and the Alabama hill country. Smaller but important locales such as Greensboro, Monroeville, and Scottsboro are included, as are more obscure sites like Hale County's Safe House Black History Museum and the birthplace of the Black Panther Party in Lowndes County."
Anyone can still remember Malcolm X? He was an African-American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist. The man who murdered Malcolm X at point blank range has been paroled. He admitted to the murder of the Civil Rights Movement leader, but says to this day that the other two men convicted with him were not his accomplices. Thomas Hagan was expected to be released on Wednesday, but due to the fact his documents was completed early he was paroled Tuesday. He has served 45 years in prison and has attempted for parole 16 times before they approved this one. Really though just how much is going to change. I'd bet very little. He acquired his master's degree in sociology, which is a great accomplishment for a prison inmate; and he has been on a work release program for years. He has had 2 days a week for a really long time to venture out and operate a normal job.