USA Guide
The South
The State Capitol
Although 1993 saw Alabama's state flag finally replace the Confederate flag over the State Capitol at the top of Dexter Avenue, downtown Montgomery still bears reminders of its white-supremacist past. You can tour the capitol, where a bronze star marks the spot where Jefferson Davis was sworn in as president of the Confederacy on February 18, 1861 – a hundred years later Governor George Wallace stood here and proclaimed "Segregation forever!"
Opening time: Mon– Fri 9am–5pm, Sat 9am–4pm
Price: Free