Jefferson Davis Statue

The statue of confederate president Jefferson Davis outside the Alabama Capitol Building in which the confederacy was founded. Davis was sworn in on the front steps of the building in 1861. The confederate capital was moved to Richmond three months later.

The names of the states that seceded from the United States are engraved in the base of the statue.

(The South Secedes

The secession of South Carolina was followed by the secession of six more states—Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas–and the threat of secession by four more—Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina.)

 Rosa Parks: Waiting for the bus to carry her to the history books!

RSA Park Statue, Montgomery

Location:  https://goo.gl/maps/38QcBwT33zF2

Lost Reflection

     Montgomery City Hall is reflected in my photo of the now-moved base of a statue of Hank Williams. The singer's funeral was held in the auditorium of City Hall, and the statue of him stood in the park across from the building for years.

                                                                                            The statue and base were moved last year to the downtown entrance to the Montgomery Riverfront, as seen in my photo to the left. 

     The other historic photo (obviously not mine) shows the  crowds at city hall to see Williams' body in 1953.   

January 4, 1953