Alabama is a southeastern U.S. state that’s home to significant landmarks from the American Civil Rights Movement. The city of Birmingham’s 16th Street Baptist Church, now a museum, was a protest headquarters in the 1960s. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s church and the Rosa Parks Museum, dedicated to the activist, can be found in the capital of Montgomery.
Capital: Montgomery
Governor: Kay Ivey (Republican Party)
Population: 4.893 million (2020)
Senators: Richard Shelby (Republican Party), Tommy Tuberville (Republican Party)
Colleges and Universities: The University of Alabama, MORE
