Named by future Vice-President Rufus King after one of the Ossian poems, this small town in Dallas County became prominent after the death of Jimmey Lee during a jail protest and the murder of James Reeb.
Named by future Vice-President Rufus King after one of the Ossian poems, this small town in Dallas County became prominent after the death of Jimmey Lee during a jail protest and the murder of James Reeb. That occured shortly after the first black guest in the history of the Hotel Albert noted that only one percent of its black population was registered to vote. The National Voting Rights Museum and Institute is now located here because of events at the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where demonstrators were beaten by police at the start of a march to Birmingham. For 10 points, name this Alabama town.
Named by future Vice-President Rufus King after one of the Ossian poems, this small town in Dallas County became prominent after the death of Jimmey Lee during a jail protest and the murder of James Reeb.
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