Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA

Montgomery is Alabama’s capital and the seat of Montgomery County, on a bend of the Alabama River. River trade and the surrounding cotton-growing region helped the city expand in the 19th century. The state Capitol stands near a downtown shaped by both Confederate history and the civil rights movement. The Montgomery bus boycott and the Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march left sites that remain part of the city’s public landscape. Museums, universities and a riverfront district add to its role as a political and cultural center.