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Buses weren’t the only civil rights battleground in Montgomery – the city’s parks still reflect a history of segregation

  • Written by Binita Mahato, Assistant Professor of Community Planning, Auburn University
imageOak Park, Montgomery's first park, was white-only until the mid-1960s. Binita Mahato, CC BY-ND

Montgomery, Alabama, touts itself as the birthplace of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. But although Montgomery now embraces its history of bus boycotts and protest marches, it remains one of the most segregated U.S. cities, and still struggles with racial...

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