MONTGOMERY, Ala. — MAX Credit Union here took advantage of Black History Month to unveil its new debit card paying tribute to the historic Selma-to-Montgomery civil rights march of 1965.
The card, unveiled during a press conference this week, commemorates the march that helped advance voting rights for African-Americans, and is based on a painting by local artist John Hodges. The original artwork for the card was then presented to the City of Montgomery on behalf of the $1 billion-asset credit union.
"The events of March 1965 helped change the direction of voting rights and human rights in our country and around the world," said D.G. Markwell, SVP of marketing at MAX said during the press conference. "The events of those days are preserved for us forever."
Elton Brooks, assistant VP of customer experience, emphasized that the credit union's roots go back 60 years, preceding the march.
"We support the River Region and we believe in its people," he said. "With the approaching 50th anniversary of the Selma-to-Montgomery march, we asked ourselves what contribution we could make to preserve this historic march in a visual way. We decided to commission a special piece of art to do just that."
MAX members can get the card for free by visiting select branches. More information is available on the credit union's
