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A Confederate flag flies on the grounds of the Alabama Capitol building in Montgomery, Ala., Monday, June 22, 2015. (Albert Cesare/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP) NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT

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Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. held his first full-time pastorate.

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Jim Kirk, a World War II veteran and B-17G ball turret gunner, reacts to holding a 50-cal. machine gun during the Gathering of Eagles event on Friday, June 5, 2015, at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala. (Albert Cesare/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

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In this March 7, 2015, file photo, President Barack Obama and Malia Obama arrive at Air Force One at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)

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President Obama and Malia Obama arrive at Air Force One at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore talks to the crowd after being sworn into office, at the Heflin-Torbert Judicial Building in Montgomery, Ala., in this Jan. 11, 2013, file photo. (AP Photo/AL.com, Julie Bennett, File)

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Actor David Oyelowo and wife Jessica pose for photographers at a central London cinema, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, for the European premiere of Selma, a film about a three month campaign led by Martin Luther King Jr, which culminated in a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, USA. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

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In this Nov. 18, 2014 photo, Gerri Estopinal helps her son, Aydon Vetter, 6, with homework after school at their living space inside Mary Ellen's Hearth, a homeless shelter for women with children, in Montgomery, Ala. There were an estimated 59,349 homeless children in the state during 2012-2013 school year, a number partly responsible for Alabama ranking 50th in the nation in child homelessness, according to the National Center on Family Homelessness. (AP Photo/The Montgomery Advertiser, Albert Cesare) NO SALES

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Youngsters in signature Goldwater glasses carry beagles to greet Sen. Barry Goldwater during a campaign stop in Montgomery, Alabama. (associated press)

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Terrell Wright sits on a bed inside the Friendship Mission shelter on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, in Montgomery, Ala. Wright says he's been staying in the shelter off and on for two years. The National Weather Service is predicting a low of 27 degrees Fahrenheit and a high of 48 degrees Fahrenheit on Friday. (AP Photo/The Montgomery Advertiser, Albert Cesare) **FILE**

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A group of youngsters wearing Goldwater glasses and carrying beagle dogs greeted Sen. Barry Goldwater when he arrived in Montgomery, Alabama, Sept. 16, 1964. (AP Photo)

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FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2007, file photo, author Harper Lee smiles during a ceremony honoring the four new members of the Alabama Academy of Honor at the Capitol in Montgomery, Ala. “To Kill a Mockingbird” will be made available as an e-book and digital audiobook in July 2014, filling one of the biggest gaps in the electronic library. Author Harper Lee said in a rare public statement Monday, April 28, 2014, issued through HarperCollins Publishers, that while she still favored “dusty” books she had signed on for making “Mockingbird” available to a “new generation.” (AP Photo/Rob Carr, File)

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Alabama State senior Rita Usher on campus in Montgomery, Ala., Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Usher plans to graduate next month and has worked several internships to broaden her skill set and improve herself. She said that approach extends to job hunting. (AP Photo. Montgomery Advertiser, Amanda Sowards)