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By Jimmy Emerson, June 24, 2026
First Missionary Baptist Church & Marker
1 ► Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — First Missionary Baptist Church — Autauga County —
On 7th Street at N Court Street, on the right when traveling west on 7th Street.
2 ► Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Sallie Mae Hadnott — (1920-1991) —
On Upper Kingston Road at Hadnott Way, on the right when traveling north on Upper Kingston Road.
3 ► Alabama, Baldwin County, Bay Minette — Lynching in America / The Lynching of Rueben Sims — Community Remembrance Project —
On Courthouse Square at U.S. 31, on the left when traveling north on Courthouse Square.
4 ► Alabama, Barbour County, Eufaula — Historic St. Luke A.M.E. Church — Barbour County —
On T V McCoo Boulevard South at E Union Street, on the right when traveling south on T V McCoo Boulevard South.
5 ► Alabama, Barbour County, Eufaula — Lynching in America / The Lynching of William "Willie Lee" Jenkins — Community Remembrance Project —
On East Broad Street at Riverside Drive, on the left when traveling east on East Broad Street.
6 ► Alabama, Bullock County, Midway — Old Merritt School Midway Community Center —
On Old Troy Road, on the left when traveling west.
7 ► Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — 1031 Gurnee Avenue — 1952 —
On Gurnee Avenue south of West 11th Street, on the left when traveling south.
8 ► Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — 50 Years Later — Freedom Riders National Monument —
Near Gurnee Avenue south of West 11th Street, on the left when traveling south.
9 ► Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — 7 — Anniston Memorial Hospital — May 14, 1961 — Anniston Civil Rights Trail —
On East 10th Street, on the right when traveling east.
10 ► Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — 6 — Anniston Public Library Desegregation — September 15-16, 1963 — Anniston Civil Rights Trail —
On East 10th Street at Wilmer Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East 10th Street.
11 ► Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — Civic Purpose — Exploring the History of Block No. 148 - The Site of Anniston's Federal Courthouse —
On Gurnee Avenue south of 12th Street, on the right when traveling south.
12 ► Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — Freedom Riders —
On Albert P. Brewer Highway (State Highway 202) west of Old Birmingham Highway, on the right when traveling east.
13 ► Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — 3 — Greyhound Bus Station Protest, May 14, 1961 — Anniston Civil Rights Trail —
On Gurnee Avenue north of West 10th Street, on the right when traveling north.
14 ► Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — Horror and Disbelief — 1:55 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. — Freedom Riders National Monument —
Near Gurnee Avenue south of West 11th Street, on the left when traveling south.
15 ► Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — Prelude / Arrival — Freedom Riders National Monument —
Near Gurnee Avenue south of West 11th Street, on the left when traveling south.
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16 ► Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — Pursuit / Trapped — Freedom Riders National Monument —
Near Gurnee Avenue south of West 11th Street, on the left when traveling south.
17 ► Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — Rescue / Escape — Freedom Riders National Monument —
Near Gurnee Avenue south of West 11th Street, on the left when traveling south.
18 ► Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — 10 — Saint John United Methodist Church — Anniston Civil Rights Trail —
On East D Street at South Christine Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East D Street.
19 ► Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — 9 — Seventeenth Street Missionary Baptist Church, Organized 1887 — Anniston Civil Rights Trail —
On West 17th Street at Cooper Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West 17th Street.
20 ► Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — 1 — Southern Railway Station Attack — January 2, 1961 — Anniston Civil Rights Trail —
On West 4th Street east of Spruce Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
21 ► Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — The Ambush / The Police — Freedom Riders National Monument —
Near Gurnee Avenue south of West 11th Street, on the left when traveling south.
22 ► Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — The Burning Bus — Freedom Riders National Monument —
Near Gurnee Avenue south of West 11th Street, on the left when traveling south.
23 ► Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — The Freedom Rides — Freedom Riders National Monument —
Near Gurnee Avenue south of West 11th Street, on the left when traveling south.
24 ► Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — 5 — The Human Relations Council — Anniston Civil Rights Trail —
On Gurnee Avenue south of 12th Street, on the right when traveling south.
25 ► Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — 4 — The Murder of Willie Brewster — July 15, 1965 — Anniston Civil Rights Trail —
On West 11th Street at Gurnee Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West 11th Street.
26 ► Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — The Photograph — Freedom Riders National Monument —
Near Gurnee Avenue south of West 11th Street, on the left when traveling south.
27 ► Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — The Segregationists — Freedom Riders National Monument —
Near Gurnee Avenue south of West 11th Street, on the left when traveling south.
28 ► Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — The Selection Process — Freedom Riders National Monument —
Near Gurnee Avenue south of West 11th Street, on the left when traveling south.
29 ► Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — Trailways Attack — Seeking Justice —
On Noble Street at East 9th Street, on the right when traveling north on Noble Street.
30 ► Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — 2 — Trailways Bus Station Attack — May 14, 1961 — Anniston Civil Rights Trail —
On Noble Street at 9th Street, on the right when traveling north on Noble Street.
31 ► Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — Triumph — Freedom Riders National Monument —
Near Gurnee Avenue south of West 11th Street, on the left when traveling south.
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32 ► Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — 8 — West 15th Street Historic District — Anniston Civil Rights Trail —
On West 15th Street west of Walnut Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
33 ► Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — Who Were the Riders? — Freedom Riders National Monument —
Near Gurnee Avenue south of West 11th Street, on the left when traveling south.
34 ► Alabama, Calhoun County, Jacksonville — Honoring the Trailblazers — September 7, 1965 — Freedom of Choice in Education 1965 —
On Pelham Road North at College St SW on Pelham Road North.
35 ► Alabama, Clarke County, Grove Hill — Colored and White Soldiers of World War I —
Near West Cobb Street.
36 ► Alabama, Coffee County, Elba — Mulberry Heights School — Coffee County —
On Adams Avenue north of Jones Street, on the right when traveling north.
37 ► Alabama, Colbert County, Tuscumbia — Howell Thomas Heflin — 1921~2005 —
On S. Main Street close to 4th Street, on the right when traveling south.
38 ► Alabama, Crenshaw County, Mulberry Community — Mulberry Schoolhouse — Crenshaw County —
On Ridgeway Road 0.1 miles north of Mulberry Road, on the right when traveling north.
39 ► Alabama, Dale County, Ozark — D. A. Smith High School / Professor D. A. Smith, Principal — Dale County / Dale County —
On Andrews Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
40 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — "Builders of Movements and Monuments" —
On Business U.S. 80 north of Colby Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
41 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — A Grassroots Movement — Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail —
On Martin Luther King Jr. Street at J L Chestnut Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Martin Luther King Jr. Street.
42 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — 'Bloody Sunday' Attack at Edmund Pettus Bridge / U.S. Congress Approves Voting Rights Act of 1965 —
On Broad Street (Business U.S. 80) at Water Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Broad Street.
43 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church — Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail —
On Martin Luther King Street 0.1 miles south of Clark Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
44 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — Campsite 1 — Selma to Montgomery Trail —
On U.S. 80 at milepost 92 at County Road 67 on U.S. 80.
45 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — Civil Rights Memorial Park — Never Forget, Never Again —
On Business U.S. 80 north of Colby Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
46 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church — Dallas County —
On FD Reese Street south of Philpot Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
47 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church — Dallas County —
On FD Reese Street south of Philpot Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
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48 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — Edmund Pettus Bridge — National Historic Landmark —
On Broad Street (Business U.S. 80) at Water Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Broad Street.
49 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — First Baptist Church — Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail —
On Martin Luther King Jr. Street at JL Chestnut Jr Boulevard, on the left when traveling north on Martin Luther King Jr. Street.
50 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — George Washington Carver Homes Projects — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Street —
On Martin Luther King Jr. Street north of St. Johns Street, on the right when traveling north.
51 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — George Washington Carver Neighborhood — Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail —
On Martin Luther King Jr. Street at Clark Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Martin Luther King Jr. Street.
52 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — Highlights of Selma History / William Rufus DeVane King 1786-1853 —
On Broad Street (U.S. 80), on the right when traveling north.
53 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — Honoring: Amelia Boynton Robinson - Marie Foster —
On Business U.S. 80 north of Old Montgomery Highway, on the right when traveling north.
54 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — I Had A Dream — Dr. Martin L. King Jr. —
On Martin Luther King Street north of Selma Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
55 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — In Honor of James Joseph Reeb — 1927-1965 — “This Good Man” —
Near Martin Luther King Street at Water Avenue.
56 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — In Memory of Reverend Hosea Williams, Sr. —
On Business U.S. 80 north of Old Montgomery Highway, on the right when traveling north.
57 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — In Memory of: The Reverend James J. Reeb — Unitarian Universalist Minister —
On Washington Street at Alabama Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Washington Street.
58 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — Lynching in America / Lynching in Selma — Community Remembrance Project —
On U.S. 80, on the right when traveling north.
59 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — Northern Heights Presbyterian Church — Dallas County —
On Marie Foster Street at Philpot Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Marie Foster Street.
60 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — R.B. Hudson High School — Dallas County —
On Summerfield Road at 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Summerfield Road.
61 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — Sanctuary to Stage — Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail —
On Martin Luther King Jr. Street 0.1 miles north of St. Johns Street, on the left when traveling north.
62 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Est. 1838 —
On Lauderdale Street at Selma Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Lauderdale Street.
63 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — Tabernacle Baptist Church — Dallas County —
On Broad Street (Business U.S. 80) at Minter Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Broad Street.
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64 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — Tabernacle Baptist Church — Dallas County —
On Broad Street (Business U.S. 80) at Minter Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Broad Street.
65 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — The Doyles: A Selma Civil Rights Family —
On Franklin Street at Keller Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Franklin Street.
66 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — The Honorable John Lewis —
On Business U.S. 80 north of Old Montgomery Highway, on the right when traveling north.
67 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — The Selma Movement — (The Beginning) / (The Prize)
On Broad Street (U.S. 80) at Water Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Broad Street. Reported permanently removed.
68 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — Turning Point — Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail —
On Martin Luther King Jr. Street at J L Chestnut Boulevard, on the left when traveling north on Martin Luther King Jr. Street.
69 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — 72 — Votes for Women — Road to the 19th Amendment — National Votes for Women Trail —
On Lauderdale Street at Selma Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Lauderdale Street.
70 ► Alabama, Etowah County, Attalla — William Lewis Moore — (April 28, 1927 - April 23, 1963) —
On U.S. 11 0.2 miles north of Stephens Rd, on the right when traveling north.
71 ► Alabama, Etowah County, Gadsden — Lynching in America / The Lynching of Bunk Richardson — Community Remembrance Project —
On North 1st Street at Locust Street, on the right when traveling north on North 1st Street.
72 ► Alabama, Fayette County, Newtonville — Freeman Lake — Fayette County —
On County Road 12 2.2 miles east of State Highway 171, on the left when traveling west.
73 ► Alabama, Greene County, Eutaw — Thomas Earl Gilmore, Sr. —
On Tuscaloosa Street (Alabama Route 14) east of Springfield Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
74 ► Alabama, Henry County, Abbeville — Rosa Parks Lived Here —
On Alabama 10 (Alabama Route 10) 1.3 miles west of U.S. 431, on the right when traveling west.
75 ► Alabama, Jackson County, Paint Rock — The History of Paint Rock, Alabama / Paint Rock Arrests in 1931 Began 'Scottsboro Boys' Cases —
On John T Reid Parkway (U.S. 72) at Church Street, on the right when traveling south on John T Reid Parkway.
76 ► Alabama, Jackson County, Scottsboro — Jackson County Courthouse And The Scottsboro Boys —
On E Peachtree Street, on the right when traveling west.
77 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Birmingham Civil Rights District — "Peace Be Still" — Mark 4:39 —
Near 17th Street N.
78 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Birmingham Civil Rights District — C10 — A. G. Gaston Building — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 5th Avenue North east of 15th Street North, on the right when traveling east.
79 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — A14 — A City of Two Governments — March Route to Government — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 20th Street North north of Park Place, on the right when traveling north.
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80 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — D6 — Alabama's Rebel Yell — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 22nd Street North south of 7th Avenue North, on the right when traveling south.
81 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — E4 — Answering the Call — March Route Towards a Purposeful Life — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard at 19th Street North, on the right when traveling east on Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard.
82 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — A10 — Arrested at City Hall — March Route to Government — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Park Place at 19th Street North, on the left when traveling east on Park Place.
83 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — C30 — Birmingham City Hall — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North north of 7th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
84 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — E1 — Birth of an Icon — March Route Towards a Purposeful Life — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 20th Street North north of Park Place, on the right when traveling north.
85 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — C34 — Boutwell Auditorium — (Former Municipal Auditorium) — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Reverend Abraham Woods Junior Boulevard at 20th Street North, on the left when traveling east on Reverend Abraham Woods Junior Boulevard.
86 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — B17 — Celebrity Star Power — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at 2nd Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street North.
87 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — D9 — Children's Crusade for Education — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 7th Avenue North at 22nd Street North, on the right when traveling west on 7th Avenue North.
88 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — Civil Rights Freedom Riders — May 14, 1961 —
On 19th Street North at 4th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street North.
89 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — D13 — Desegregating Ramsay School — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 7th Avenue North at 23rd Street North, on the right when traveling west on 7th Avenue North.
90 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — D12 — Desegregating West End School — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 7th Avenue North west of 23rd Street North, on the right when traveling west.
91 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — D4 — Education of Black Folk — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Park Place east of Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North, on the left when traveling east.
92 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — C23 — Former F.W. Woolworth Store Building — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at 3rd Avenue North, on the left when traveling south on 19th Street North.
93 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — D14 — Historic Demonstration at Phillips School — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail
On 7th Avenue North at 23rd Street North, on the right when traveling west on 7th Avenue North. Reported damaged.
94 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — D5 — Hope Arrives — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Park Place at 22nd Street North, on the left when traveling east on Park Place.
95 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — D11 — Integration Begins: Desegregating Graymont School — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 7th Avenue North west of 23rd Street North, on the right when traveling west.
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96 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — B18 — Integration Corner — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North north of 2nd Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
97 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — C32 — Linn-Henley Research Library — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
Near Park Place east of 20th Street North, on the left when traveling east.
98 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — D3 — Little Lady Can Read — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Park Place east of Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North, on the left when traveling east.
99 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — C25 — Loveman's Department Store/McWane Science Center — National Register of Historic Places Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at 3rd Avenue North, on the right when traveling south on 19th Street North.
100 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — D15 — March Route for Education Timeline — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 7th Avenue North west of 24th Street North, on the right when traveling west.

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