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Joanne Bland says that he was a local leader in the movement. He is toward the front of the march. Need to verify number because she identified him as #4 but #4 is Albert Turner.

Born in 1946

On February 18, 1965, Leroy Moton, a high school student, was arrested in Marion, Alabama for while walking down a city block and thrown in jail. He joined the march in Selma, Alabama, serving as a member of the leadership team,…

Lesley Temple CME church is a Methodist church first formed in 1880 under Pastor Lesley. The church was first located at a site called Gin Hill on what used to be Highway 43. The church was rebuilt in 1927. Because building paper which was placed on…

A letter to the editor found in the files of the history of Temple B'Nai Israel at the Florence- Lauderdale Public Library suggests that Jewish immigrants to the area were encouraged and welcomed.

On May 22, 1852, the Liberty Baptist Church congregation organized the oldest existing Baptist congregation in Lauderdale County. In fact, it was the only Baptist church erected in the county until the First Baptist Church of Florence was built over…

Located in Opelika along West Point Parkway.

Coordinates: 32.6759664, -85.3241113

To reach Liberty Cemetery from Florence, head east on US 72 towards Rogersville. Then turn north on Al 207. At a four-way stop (Lee Street) turn left. Liberty Cemetery is on the left side of the road. The cemetery has a walled in area with 18 graves…

This article appeared in The Charlotte News (North Carolina) on March 27, 1941. The article reports on a recent exhibition boxing match promoted by Jim Crockett. Fans complained about the quality of the bout and threw coins into the ring to express…

The Limestone County Archives was created in 1980 as a depository for the official records of Limestone County. Records preserved at the archives include those of the Circuit Court, Probate Court, Board of Registrars, Tax Assessor, County Commission,…

Drove the health mobile to Selma and aided marchers on Bloody Sunday according to 1965 MCHR newsletter.

David Lindsay was born 1750 in Washington County, Pennsylvania and died 1835 in Shelby County, Alabama.  He was a private in the American Revolutionary War and a pioneer settler of Shelby County.  He married Mary Casey and they had twelve children.On…

The Lindsey Chapel Cemetery is located just north of Florence on Highway 57 and one mile south of Cypress Inn, Tennessee on the west side of the road.

David L Montgomery has this info on the cemetery and church, "The church was built approximately…

Lionel Richie (June 20, 1949- )

Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. was born on June 20, 1949 in Tuskegee, Alabama. He grew up on the campus of the Tuskegee Institute where many members of his family had worked for two generations. While in college at…

To reach Little Zion Cemetery from Rogersville, head south on County Road 91 and take a right on County Road 605. The cemetery is 1/2 mile on the left side of the roads.

A list of records can be viewed in the source.

Formerly located 4.5 miles south of Opelika on Highway 51, Little Zion School serviced Lee County African-American students starting around the turn of the century. Gladys Owens, a teacher from Tuskegee, commuted to Little Zion School to teach…

John Fletcher Yarborough established this one-room educational facility in 1854. He became the school’s first principal, while his wife, America Walton Leftwich, taught music. Contemporary Loachapoka High School resides on the site of the old…

Located in Loachapoka along Arrowhead Road.

Coordinates: 32.6109672, -85.6049524

In the spring of 1913, Loachapoka became the site of the first of over 5,300 rural black schools in the United States subsidized by Sears CEO Julius Rosenwald. Rosenwald, who grew up destitute, wanted to provide African Americans living in the South…

Locust Dell Academy operated in Florence from 1834 to 1843. The all-girls school was owned and operated by Nicholas Marcellus Hentz and his wife Caroline Lee Hentz. Subjects taught included reading, math, composition, and painting. The name Locust…

Locust Dell Academy was established by Nicholas Hentz and his wife Caroline in the 1840s. The school for girls was built by two slaves, Charles Gray and Washington Farris, who had been "rented out" by their masters. The school was absorbed by…

This historic marker is located in front of Locust Dell Academy, which is now the Department of History on the Campus of UNA. on N. Wood Avenue, Florence, Alabama.

The text on the marker reads: "On this site Nicholas Marcellus Hentz conducted a…

Locust Hill, a historic home located in Tuscumbia, Alabama on the corner of Seventh and Cave streets, was built in 1823 by Col. William Winters. The large 14 room mansion stretches across nearly three-fourths of a city block and features striking…

This historic marker is located on Old Jackson Hwy, Florence, Alabama.

The text on the marker reads: "Christians first met here in a log building which also served as a schoolhouse. In 1909 a frame building was constructed. Because of a single…

On long island near Bridgeport. One of the Five Lower Creek towns.

Louis Rosenbaum was born in Lublin, Poland on May 12, 1887. He, and his brother had "to flee" eastern Poland in 1893. He married Anna Block in 1910, and their only child, Stanley, was born later that year. The family lived in Caspar, Wyoming, Little…

The Lowther House Complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 16, 1993. The Lowther House Complex is located in Smiths Station, Lee County.

This historic marker is located on Highttower Place, Florence, Alabama.

The text on the marker reads: "After flying more than 90 worldwide reconnaissance missions, in 1990 Lt. Col. Ed Yeilding set a coast to coast aircraft speed record of 67…

Lucv Pokv Tvise (translation: turtle sitting place) was a settlement of the Sawakee Creeks established in 1796. The residents had been forced out of South Carolina and Georgia by expanding white settlements. The village reached a peak population of…

The three-story Georgian-style building located at 322 Mell Street was erected in 1928 for the sole purpose of housing Alabama Polytechnic Institute’s Agricultural Extension Program, the capacity in which in still serves today. Named after Luther N.…

Robin Lightfoot, a mixed blood slave, help to organize the first church of African Americans at Florence, Church Spring, in 1837. Reverend Lightfoot preached on the hope for eventual emancipation for his people. While Union General Don Carlos Buell…

Located in Beauregard along Lee Road 133.

Coordinates: 32.5151385, -85.2674422

The Macedonia Church of Christ cemetery is located in the western part of Lauderdale County. To reach the cemetery, travel Alabama Highway 20 west from Florence, AL. Immediately after crossing over the Natchez Trace Parkway, turn left onto County Rd.…

This historic marker is located on County Road 158 west of Road 5, Florence, Alabama.

The text on the marker reads: "Tracing its roots to the early 1800's. The Macedonia Baptist Church originally met in homes with Joseph Fanning, visiting…

Interviewed by FBI.
Age 25.

This historic marker is located in River Heritage Park, near the Marriott Hotel in Florence, AL.

Text on the marker reads: "In 1891, G.W. Goethals, in his role as supervisor of public works on the Tennessee River, reported directly to the…

This historic marker is located on North Wood Avenue north of East Irvine Avenue, Florence, Alabama.

The text on the marker reads: "The great engineering genius of the Panama Canal lived at this site from 1888 until 1907. As a young lieutenant,…

The residence of Mapleton was built in the Federalist style under the direction of a South American architect. During the Civil War it was known as Todd’s Hill because it was the home of local physician Levi Todd. When the Union occupied Florence in…

This wildlife management area contains over 1,483 acres of land along the southern shore of Wheeler Lake. It provides access to a number of habitats for wildlife. The site offers opportunities for viewing waterfowl, wading birds, and woodland…

South-Korean-based Mando produces brake corner modules, brake calipers, suspension modules and steering systems. The business opened in 1996, and still operates today. The facility employs around 700 people, and is located at 4201 Northpark Dr.,…

In 1898, the Marble City Cemetery officially opened after the city of Sylacauga bought one acre from James T. Persons. Although there are earlier marked graves, it was originally a burial ground for the Pearson family. The original deed, notarized by…

10th grader at Hudson High School in 1964
The Selma Campaign 1963-1965 Wally G. Vaughn
Near Tractor Equipment Company. Became Dean of Pharmacy at Xavier University

In 1914, Margaret Booth opened the Margaret Booth School as a college preparatory school for girls. This school occurred in Booth’s home. Margaret Booth was a longtime proponent of women’s education after receiving her own education in Montgomery…

Lola Sewell remembered that her brother, Marion Sewell, participated in Bloody Sunday.

Mars Hill Bible School is a private preparatory day school for boys and girls in Florence, Alabama. The school begins at pre-kindergarten goes through the twelfth grade.

Mars Hill Academy was opened by Thomas Brown Larimore in 1871. The academy,…

The Mars Hill Church of Christ, established in 1871, is one of twenty-nine Churches of Christ in Florence. The Church of Christ denomination emerged out of the American Restoration Movement, a movement to reestablish America’s Christianity on the…