Montgomery, Alabama

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Montgomery, Alabama is the state capital known as a pivotal center of the American civil rights movement, including events such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city
state capital
areaCode 334
becameStateCapitalIn 1846
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States
county Montgomery County, Alabama
demographicGroupSignificant African American population
elevation approximately 73 meters
foundedIn 1819
governingBody Montgomery City Council
hasAirport Montgomery Regional Airport
hasLandmark Alabama State Capitol
Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church
hasMayorCouncilFormOfGovernment yes
hasMilitaryInstallation Gunter Annex
Maxwell Air Force Base
hasMuseum Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
Rosa Parks Museum
hasSportsTeam Montgomery Biscuits
hasUniversity Alabama State University
Troy University Montgomery Campus
hostedEvent Montgomery Bus Boycott
Selma to Montgomery marches endpoint
incorporatedIn 1819
isCapitalOf Alabama
isCountySeatOf Montgomery County, Alabama
knownFor Alabama State Capitol
Civil Rights Memorial
Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church
Legacy Museum
Montgomery Bus Boycott
National Memorial for Peace and Justice
Rosa Parks arrest
role in the American civil rights movement
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedOnRiver Alabama River
majorIndustry government
healthcare
manufacturing
military
namedAfter Richard Montgomery
partOfMetropolitanArea Montgomery metropolitan area
population approximately 200000
postalCodeRange 36101–36191
region Deep South
state Alabama
wasCapitalOf Confederate States of America
wasCapitalOfFrom Confederate States of America 1861

Referenced by (97)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Air Command and Staff College
Air Force Research Institute
Air University
Air War College
Alabama State Capitol
Alabama State University
Alabama executive agencies
Civil Rights Memorial
Community College of the Air Force
Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church
Gunter Annex
Hank Williams Museum ("Downtown Montgomery")
International Officer School
Montgomery City Council
Montgomery Improvement Association
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
National Memorial for Peace and Justice
Officer Training School (United States Air Force)
Rosa Parks Museum
Rosa Parks Museum ("Downtown Montgomery")
School of Advanced Air and Space Studies
Troy University Montgomery Campus ("downtown Montgomery, Alabama")
locatedIn
American civil rights movement
Browder v. Gayle
Legacy Museum
Maxwell Air Force Base
Montgomery Biscuits
Montgomery bus boycott
United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
location
Cornelia Ellis Wallace
George Wallace
Jo Ann Robinson ("Montgomery, Alabama, United States")
Peggy Wallace Kennedy
Ralph Abernathy ("Montgomery, Alabama, United States")
Rosa Parks ("Montgomery, Alabama, United States")
W. A. Gayle
residence
Civil Rights Memorial ("Montgomery")
Gunter Annex ("Montgomery")
Legacy Museum ("Montgomery")
Montgomery Biscuits
National Memorial for Peace and Justice ("Montgomery")
Troy University Montgomery Campus
city
Bart Starr ("Montgomery, Alabama, United States")
Claudette Colvin
Nat King Cole ("Montgomery, Alabama, United States")
Yolanda King ("Montgomery, Alabama, United States")
placeOfBirth
Amelia Boynton Robinson
E. D. Nixon ("Montgomery, Alabama, United States")
George Wallace
placeOfDeath
Alabama ("Montgomery")
Confederate States of America
capital
Notasulga, Alabama
Selma, Alabama
nearestMajorCity
Montgomery County, Alabama
United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
seat
Interstate 65
Interstate 85
servesCity
Jo Ann Robinson ("Montgomery, Alabama, United States")
John Rogers (Alabama politician)
workedIn
George Wallace
W. A. Gayle
workLocation
Legacy Museum ("Montgomery, Alabama, United States")
address
Montgomery City Council ("City of Montgomery, Alabama")
appliesToJurisdiction
Montgomery Biscuits
basedIn
Martin Luther King III ("Montgomery, Alabama, United States")
birthPlace
Constitution of the Confederate States of America
capitalAtAdoption
Alabama State University ("Montgomery")
cityServed
Montgomery County, Alabama
contains
Alabama ("Montgomery")
containsCity
East South Central States
containsStateCapital
Constitution of the Confederate States of America
draftLocation
Selma to Montgomery marches
endPoint
Confederate States of America
firstCapital
state government of Alabama
hasCapital
Alabama executive agencies
hasCapitalCitySeat
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
hasHeadquartersLocation
American South (mid-20th century civil rights era)
hasMajorCity
Air Force ROTC
headquartersCity
Richard Montgomery
honouredIn
W. A. Gayle ("City of Montgomery, Alabama")
jurisdiction
Montgomery County, Alabama
largestCity
Montgomery City Council ("City of Montgomery, Alabama")
legislativeBodyFor
Clanton, Alabama
locatedBetween
Alabama Legislature
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity
Confederate States Cabinet
locationOfFormation
Selma Interpretive Center
nearestCity
Clio, Alabama
nearestLargerCity
Rosa Parks ("Montgomery, Alabama, United States")
notableEventLocation
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts ("City of Montgomery")
ownedBy
Montgomery, Alabama ("Montgomery metropolitan area")
partOfMetropolitanArea
Alabama State Route 21
passesThrough
"Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" speech
place
E. D. Nixon ("Montgomery, Alabama, United States")
placeOfResidence
W. A. Gayle ("Montgomery city government")
placeOfWork
My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr.
setting
Selma (2014 film)
settingLocation
Interstate 85
startsIn

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