Alabama Quote by Andre Holland

I was proud to march beside some of the most notable Civil Rights activists, such as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rev.…

— Charles B. Rangel

I was born in Alabama, but I only lived there for a month before I'd done everything there was to do.

— Paula Poundstone

One of my first memories is marching with my mom. I was in kindergarten with with the Catholic ladies when Martin Luther King Jr.…

— Duff McKagan

I grew up in rural Alabama, 50 miles from Montgomery, in a very loving, wonderful family: wonderful mother, wonderful father. We attended church; we…

— John Lewis

I saw my father march with Martin Luther King.

— Mitt Romney

I grew up really close to Alabama, about 10 minutes from the Alabama line. We'd make trips to Alabama, and I feel at home there.

— Sam Hunt

Stone Mountain, Georgia, still had Ku Klux Klan marches, and I had a wild and courageous mother who'd put us in the car to…

— Nicole Beharie

I had been involved in the March on Washington in 1963. I was with friends carrying a sign, 'Protestants, Jews and Catholics for Civil…

— Doris Kearns Goodwin

I was born in Boston, but then I went down to Virginia. We spent a little time in Maryland, and then were in Virginia…

— Connie Britton

Alabama's a special place to me.

— Mark Ingram II

I was fortunate to be raised in Seattle, which was amazing, but that doesn't take away from the fact I was still a black…

— DeAndre Yedlin

I was born in Georgia. That's where my grandparents-and all my people-are from. But my family traveled a great deal because my dad was…

— Michael Stipe