Montgomery
Our first day in Montgomery was a nice chance for our group to get to relax and get to know each other better, as well as reflect on our experiences in Birmingham before we began to immerse ourselves in the feeling of Montgomery with all of its historical places. I was especially taken aback by the beautiful train station behind the hotel.
The historical aura of Montgomery seems to have taken over the ability for movement to the future. The way that downtown looked on our walk from the hotel to the state capital building was very disconcerting to me and this was something that I was discussing with another guest in our hotel during our stay in Montgomery. We were discussing the fact that there wasn’t a night life in the state capital of Alabama and this was something that was very shocking to me. The thought of this step back in time was something that Andrew, our tour guide from the Southern Poverty Law Center, addressed when he was discussing the advancements, or lack thereof, in Montgomery Alabama since the 1960’s.