Can't Turn Us Around: Alabama's Foot Soldiers

From roughly 1955 to 1965, an organized movement fueled by Black Americans grew across the American south. The goal—an end to segregation and a guarantee of equal civil rights. And nowhere did the movement for Black equality fight its most crucial battles than in one of the most segregated states in the union—Alabama. From roughly 1955 to 1965, an organized movement fueled by Black Americans grew across the American south. The goal—an end to segregation and a guarantee of equal civil rights. And nowhere did the movement for Black equality fight its most crucial battles than in one of the most segregated states in the union—Alabama. From roughly 1955 to 1965, an organized movement fueled by Black Americans grew across the American south. The goal—an end to segregation and a guarantee of equal civil rights. And nowhere did the movement for Black equality fight its most crucial battles than in one of the most segregated states in the union—Alabama. From roughly 1955 to 1965, an organized movement fueled by Black Americans grew across the American south. The goal—an end to segregation and a guarantee of equal civil rights. And nowhere did the movement for Black equality fight its most crucial battles than in one of the most segregated states in the union—Alabama.