Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
Though there’s not much to this site managed by the National Park Service, it feels important to honor the legacy of Medgar and Myrlie Evers, and the sacrifice they made in the ongoing fight for …
Category: History
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
Continuing on our Civil Rights journey through the American South, we visited the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson. After examining the extensive exhibits on slavery and Jim Crow in the state, we spent hours …
State Capitols Visited and Ranked
We have embarked on a project to visit all of the capitol buildings in all of the state capitals in the U.S. And of course Doug decided to rank them according to how much we …
Mississippi State Capitol
Yes, we toured another state capitol building! If we’re lucky, you can expect to see these mentioned fifty times! We’re keeping track of our ranking here, though I’m not sure how we’re going to keep …
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Scenes from Montgomery, Alabama
The original portion of the Alabama State Capitol Building was completed in 1851, though subsequent additions have been made. In 1861 the Confederate States of America (CSA) were created in the Senate Chamber, and CSA …
The 59th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama
Seeing that the Selma Interpretive Center (run by the National Park Service) was closed for renovations, I did not have a stop in Selma, Alabama, on our list for our current travels through the American …
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Montgomery, Alabama Civil Rights Sites
When we set out on this trip, one of the things we’ve most been looking forward to is getting to see some of the famous sites related to the fight for Civil Rights in the …
First White House of the Confederacy
The First White House of the Confederacy sits directly across the state capital building in Montgomery, Alabama. It served as the executive residence for traitor President of the Confederacy Jefferson Davis and his family during …
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
The Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site is located at Moton Field in Tuskegee, Alabama. It’s the location of the primary flight training for the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African American pilots who served in …
Crossing Central Georgia
Here are a few sites and flavors we took in as we drove across Georgia, from Augusta to Columbus. I just happened to see a very well-rated place called “The Pie Hole” on Google Maps …