Recently, we took a look at 13 historical photos that were taken in Alabama during the 1950s. Now, let’s fast forward to the 1960s. During this decade, several historical events affected Alabama, including the Civil Rights Movement and the advanced development of the U.S. Space Program. Listed below are 13 historical photos that prove Alabama has really come a long way since the 1960s.
- Selma to Montgomery Marches - 1965
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- The Selma to Montgomery March comes to a halt on the Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 9, 1965.
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- A 17-year-old civil rights demonstrator, seen here defying an anti-parade ordinance in Birmingham, Alabama, is attacked by a police dog on May 3, 1963.
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- In 1963, a female protester in Birmingham, Alabama is being arrested and led away by the police.
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- A picketer in front of a Gadsden, Alabama drugstore turns to answer a heckler during a demonstration on June 10, 1963.
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- George C. Wallace is standing against desegregation while being confronted by Deputy U.S. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach at the University of Alabama in 1963.
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- Vivian Malone is registering for classes at the University of Alabama in 1963. Ms. Malone was the university’s first African American to graduate.
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- This photo, taken on September 8, 1960, shows President Dwight D. Eisenhower visiting Huntsville, Alabama to dedicate a new NASA field center in honor of General George C. Marshall, his wartime colleague.
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- Dr. Wernher von Braun is addressing a crowd celebrating in front of the Madison County Courthouse following the successful launch of Astronaut Alan Shepard - America’s first astronaut in space. (May 1961)
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- This amazing photo of the first Saturn vehicle, SA-1, was taken in Huntsville, Alabama at the Marshall Space Flight Center in February 1961.
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- President Kennedy is seen here visiting Marshall Space Flight Center on September 11, 1962.
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- Saturn rocket booster in Huntsville, Alabama. (1968)
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- Dr. Wernher von Braun, the first center director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, is being carried on top of the city officials’ shoulders during the Apollo 11 celebration in downtown Huntsville on July 24, 1969.
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What do you think? Alabama sure has come a long way since the 1960s, hasn’t it? If you have any thoughts regarding this historical decade, we’d love for you to share them with us in the comments below!
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