Lowndes County

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Lowndes County is a rural county in central Alabama known for its significant role in the American civil rights movement, particularly during the Selma to Montgomery marches.

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Lowndes County canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county
borderedBy Autauga County, Alabama NERFINISHED
Butler County, Alabama NERFINISHED
Crenshaw County, Alabama NERFINISHED
Dallas County, Alabama NERFINISHED
Montgomery County, Alabama NERFINISHED
Wilcox County, Alabama NERFINISHED
characterizedAs rural county
contains Fort Deposit, Alabama
Hayneville, Alabama
Lowndesboro, Alabama
country United States of America
foundedIn 1830s
governingBody Lowndes County Commission
hasAreaCharacteristic predominantly rural land use
hasCountySeat Hayneville, Alabama
hasDemographics majority African American population (historically and in the modern era)
hasEconomy primarily agriculture and related rural industries
hasHistoricRole location along the route of the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965
hasHistoricSite Lowndes Interpretive Center of the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail
historicalSignificance site of civil rights activism in the 1960s
voter registration struggles during the civil rights era
knownFor events related to the Selma to Montgomery marches
role in the American civil rights movement
largestCity Fort Deposit, Alabama
locatedIn United States South
central Alabama
locatedOn Alabama River (partly along its boundary)
linked to: Alabama River
namedAfter William Lowndes
partOf Black Belt counties of Alabama
Black Belt region of Alabama
regionType agricultural region
seat Hayneville, Alabama
state Alabama
subdivisionType county of Alabama
timeZone Central Time Zone
traversedBy Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail
U.S. Route 80

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Alabama containsCounty Lowndes County
Autauga County borderedBy Lowndes County