
Rosa Parks fingerprinted for riding in the front of the bus
Montgomery Trivia
Montgomery was incorporated in 1819 as a merger of two towns situated along the Alabama River. It became the state capital in 1846.
Montgomery has a large military presence due to Maxwell Air Force Base.
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama is located here.
Montgomery has a population of nearly 205,00.
Montgomery is the capital and the birthplace of the Confederate States of America.
The Alabama Department of Archives is the oldest state-funded archival agency in the nation.
The word Alabama means tribal town in the Creek Indian language.
Montgomery has also been recognized nationally for its downtown revitalization. It was one of the first cities in the nation to implement Smart Code Zoning.
Radio Stations
90.7 FM WVAS Alabama State U.; Jazz, Blues, Black College Sports Report
97.1 FM WMCZ Old & New School R&B, Tom Joyner Morning Show
97.9 FM WJWZ Hip-Hop, R&B
105.7 FM WZHT Hip-Hop, R&B
1600 AM WXVI Talk, Gospel
Famous Residents
These residents lived in Montgomery or Selma:
Rosa Parks – Seminal leader in the modern Civil Rights Movement
Rev. Hosea Williams – Minister and civil rights activist
Dr. E.D. Nixon – Civil rights activist
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – Pastor, Civil rights leader and orator
Nat King Cole – Legendary singer & pianist
Willie Mae โBig Mamaโ Thornton – Blues and R&B legend
P.H. Polk – Internationally renowned photographer
Alice C. Davis – 1st black woman Olympic Gold Medalist in 1948
Johnny Ford – First black mayor of city of Tuskegee
Lionel Richie – 1974 Tuskegee U. alum & member the Commodores
Tom Joyner – 1970 Tuskegee U. alum, original member of the Commodores, radio show host
โChiefโ Alfred Anderson – First Black to receive commercial pilotโs certificate (1932); taught most of the Tuskegee Airmen
Daniel โChappieโ James – Tuskegee Airmen and 1st Black 4-star general
Ralph Ellison – Tuskegee U. alum, author of โInvisible Manโ