Voices of Alabama: Ben Moore Hotel

Meet Nelson Malden, owner of Malden Brothers Barber Shop at the Ben Moore Hotel in Montgomery, Alabama, who provides his oral history of the site and its pivotal role in the African-American struggle for freedom.

Voices of Alabama documents the histories of 20 sites across Alabama that changed the world. Explore them all at VoicesofAlabama.org.

Archival photos provided by: Spider Martin; Alabama Department of Archives and History; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum; Library of Congress; Creative Commons; Alabama Department of Archives and History, donated by Alabama Media Group, photos by Ed Jones and Spider Martin, Birmingham News; Library of Congress; Southern Courier Association.