Heroes' Welcome

Heroes' Welcome (HM1PXZ)

Location: Montgomery, AL 36108 Montgomery County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 21.103', W 86° 19.549'

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Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail

The ranks of marchers swelled enormously by the last leg
of the trip on Wednesday, March 24, 1965. By the time
they arrived at the last campsite, only two miles from the
city limits at the Saint Jude complex, they were 10,000
strong. Dirty and disheveled, they slogged through a field
of mud to reach the tents, their shelter for the night.

For the exhausted marchers, the welcome and hospitality
they received from the local black community surrounding
St. Jude—known as the Liberation Neighborhood—was
transforming. People ran from their homes, cheering
wildly others opened their doors to complete strangers.
Many brought out food, drink, or simply joined the
throng. Marcher Richard Leonard recalled, "One could
imagine how veterans returning from a foreign war might feel, in our time or in Caesar's."
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Placed ByThe National Park Service, Department of the Interior
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Date Added Friday, December 11th, 2015 at 9:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 563436 N 3579621
Decimal Degrees32.35171667, -86.32581667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 21.103', W 86° 19.549'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 21' 6.18" N, 86° 19' 32.94" W
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Area Code(s)334
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2018 W Fairview Ave, Montgomery AL 36108, US
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