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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., then living in Montgomery, led the boycott.<br>\u00a0\u00a0 Today, four incredible tour guides are diving into this history and telling the full story of this capital city by acknowledging America\u2019s tainted past and inspiring visitors and locals alike to fight for justice and equality.<br>They are:<br>Michelle Browder\u2019s More Than Tours are specifically curated to showcase different parts of the city\u2019s history such as its comprehensive Civil Rights Tour. Her popular Montgomery Mystery Tour takes guests through the secret tunnels beneath the city, formerly used by slave traders for discretion while transporting slaves.<br>\u00a0 \u00a0 Anne Clemmons has spent more than 12 as a tour guide with Triple E Group Services and specializes in Civil War history, the Civil Rights movement and historical sites across Alabama. Her tours include the city\u2019s most important locations and explanations of the history behind them. She also offers multi-day tours spanning notable sites across the state including Selma, Tuskegee and Birmingham.<br>\u00a0\u00a0 Born in Montgomery during the 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott and raised during the 1960\u2019s Civil Rights Movement, Wanda Battle founded Legendary Tours, which focus on powerful storytelling and the integration of music to convey the strength of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.\u2019s non-violent movement and many other pieces of African-American history.<br>\u00a0\u00a0 A child of the civil rights movement, Jake Williams was a participant in the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March when he was only 12 years old. His Montgomery Tours highlight the extraordinary journey of Montgomery from its role in the Confederacy to the stirring events of the 1960\u2019s that literally moved the nation and all the places and people integral to this change.<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitmontgomery.com\">www.visitmontgomery.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Montgomery, AL. is known as the \u201cbirthplace of the Civil Rights Movement,\u201d for its\u00a0 pivotal role in exposing the racial inequalities and helping rally the country to change. 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