The Dexter Ave. Church, Rev. Graetz, Neo-Confederates, and a Jazz Club

These images are from my continued coverage of Montgomery, Alabama during the week before Sen. Barack Obama's Inauguration. The following five images are from the Dexter Ave. Church, which is right across the street from the State Capitol and where MLK Jr. was a preacher.








Rev. Robert Graetz was one of the pioneers of the Montgomery Bus Boycott and worked closely with MLK Jr. and Rosa Parks. He continues Civil Rights work by advocating for gay rights, poverty rights, and handicapped rights.



The following four images are of the Confederate Calvary Corps, a Neo-Confederate group, as they celebrate the day Alabama seceded from the Union in 1861. They see the Confederacy as part of their heritage.





The next images are from the predominantly African American community in West Montgomery.



And these last couple are from 1048 Jazz and Blues, and Jazz Club in Montgomery.