State Capitol
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The State Capitol building in Montgomery, Alabama, is a significant historical site. Montgomery, the capital of Alabama, was established in 1819 and became the state capital in 1846. In February 1861, it served as the first capital of the Confederacy before the capital was moved to Richmond, Virginia.12
The capitol building itself is where Alabama voted to secede from the Union on January 11, 1861, and where the Confederate States of America was organized. Other important historical buildings in Montgomery include the First White House of the Confederacy and the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Montgomery was also a central location for civil rights activities in the late 1950s and 1960s, including the bus boycott and the march from Selma.13
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