Central City in Birmingham in Jefferson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Historic Black Bath House

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 15, 2021

1. Historic Black Bath House Marker

Inscription. Despite being dominated by black labor the industrial workplace was rigidly segregated until the 1960's. Men punched separate time clocks and bathed in separate bath houses. Following the implementation of desegregation laws in the 1960's the black bath house became a storage facility for both black and white workers.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 33° 31.164′ N, 86° 47.608′ W. Marker is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County. It is in Central City. It can be reached from Sloss Furnace Entry Road 0.3 miles east of 32nd Street North, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20 32nd St N, Birmingham AL 35203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory

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of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Blowing Engine Room (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Boilers (about 800 feet away); Seaboard Yard (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Gas System (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ironmaking (approx. 0.2 miles away); Slag (approx. 0.2 miles away); Stock Trestle/Tunnel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Casting Pigs (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Birmingham.

Additional keywords. segregation; Jim Crow era

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 15, 2021

2. Historic Black Bath House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,064 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 15, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.