civil rights leaders

The Equal Justice Initiative has unveiled a new statue honoring civil rights legend Rosa Parks at Legacy Plaza, across from the Legacy Museum in downtown Montgomery.The sculpture of Mrs. Parks is the first of three statues that will be erected in Legacy Plaza in the coming months.

The Civil Rights Memorial Center, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Alabama State Office, opens Jubilee weekend with its annual wreath laying ceremony. The event is set for Friday, March 1, at 1:00 p.m. in downtown Montgomery.

Alabama certainly has had its share of colorful characters - governors, lawmakers, civil rights leaders and even law enforcement officers. This week,…