After a quick breakfast and unhooking the van so we could get into Montgomery, we headed to the Rosa Parks Library & Museum. The museum is set up into two wings, the actual museum and the children's wing. We started in the children's wing, which had a time machine bus which transported us through different points in history to describe, leading up to the Montgomery bus boycott, how black people have been treated in the United States. This was done by recreating certain events and videos displayed on various monitors and screens in and around the bus. It was presented in such a way that I think our children understood the content and we moved over to the museum itself. Reba gave us a tour of the museum and we very much enjoyed learning more about this part of American history. I don't feel that I have been a very good student of the civil rights movement and today I took a big step in the right direction. After the museum, we drove to the Holt Street Baptist Church, where Dr. King and five thousand others met on the first night of the Montgomery bus boycott to discuss continuing the boycott. We had heard a part of the sermon given that night while we were at the museum and it merited the short drive to see the church. I was disappointed to find the church run down and boarded up. Not being able to walk inside, we decided it was time for lunch. I googled famous restaurants in Montgomery, and it led us to Martin's Restaurant. After eating a delicious lunch, and even more delicious pie, we headed back to get the RV and head to Birmingham.
After driving through a rainstorm, we made it to my Uncle David and Aunt Pam's farm in Birmingham. We ditched the RV by the barn for a few days and made it up to their house. The kids were happy to find a pool and took the opportunity for a quick swim before dinner. Today is my Aunt Pam's birthday so we all went out to dinner to celebrate. My cousin, Ed, and his wife, Liz, and their three sons met us at the restaurant and we had an enjoyable time.
- Dave
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