The Alabama Tourism Department has released a free mobile app Alabama Civil Rights Trail.
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The app that lets parents, teachers, students and travelers to our state understand the impact and legacy of this event and learn how the Civil Rights movement unfolded in 1963 and beyond:
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The app highlights the important people, destinations and timeline of one of the most significant movements of the 20th century, and includes information on legislation that helped to reshape and redefine who we are as a nation. The app is free and available for all smartphones and devices. Download it and browse through our interactive pages and you will see how the app can be used as an educational resource in the home or at school.
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Walk in the footsteps of the Civil Rights Movement by exploring the people, places and events that brought Alabama into the international spotlight and changed the course of history.
Discover civil rights landmarks across the state
Plan your visit to Birmingham, Montgomery, Selma, Tuskegee and other cities that were pivotal in the Civil Rights Movement
Explore an interactive timeline that takes you through the struggle for equality, from Jim Crow and mob violence to desegregation and the Civil Rights Act
Browse biographies of famous figures like Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr., then learn where you can visit to relive their legacies
View maps of civil rights destinations within each featured city