An Alabama ceremony coincides with the day in 1955 when Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man.
Author: Sara MacNeil, Montgomery Advertiser
Alabama real estate agent fired after ad about election of city’s first black mayor
The advertisement was posted after Steven Reed was elected Montgomery’s first African-American mayor.
‘A historic day’: Montgomery, Alabama, elects its first African-American mayor
Steven Reed, the Montgomery County probate judge, beat TV station owner David Woods and will be sworn in as the city’s first black mayor Nov. 12.
What you need to know about the runoff election for Montgomery mayor
Montgomery, Alabama will elect a new mayor and four new City Council members Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know before you cast your vote.