In 1963, King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) organized a campaign of sit-ins, marches and boycotts of stores to desegregate Birmingham, which had gained a reputation as the most segregated city in America. A desegregation agreement was reached in May, and the University...
In east-central AL, southeast of Birmingham; organized Dec 18, 1832 from Creek cession.Name Origin:For the town, from Creetalwa 'town' and atigi 'border,' being the boundary between the Creeks and the Natchez. Area(sq mi)::760.25 (land 739.53; water 20.72)Population per square mile:108....