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Birthplace of civil rights and confederacy cradle: Montgomery is packed with history
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Montgomery, Ala., helped shape America — from the cradle of the Confederacy to the birthplace of the civil rights movement to the city's draw today as the place to reflect on the legacy of slavery.
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