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African Americans Topic

 
By Mark Hilton, March 7, 2015
Reverend Hillary James Hawkins, D.D. Marker (Side 2)
101 ► Alabama, Conecuh County, Lime Hill — Reverend Hillary James Hawkins, D.D. — 1905-1995 —
On Brown Hawkins Road at Fall Lane, on the left when traveling north on Brown Hawkins Road.
102 ► Alabama, Conecuh County, Nymph — Dr. Moddie Daniel Taylor — (1912-1976) —
On County Road 85 at Hickory Tree Road, on the right when traveling north on County Road 85.
103 ► Alabama, Conecuh County, Nymph — Greater Nazarene Missionary Baptist Church — Established 1875 —
On County Road 85 at Hickory Tree Road, on the right when traveling south on County Road 85.
104 ► Alabama, Conecuh County, Nymph — Historic Nymph Community —
On Nymph Road (County Route 85) at Hickory Tree Road, on the left when traveling south on Nymph Road.
105 ► Alabama, Conecuh County, Nymph — Maggie Taylor Richardson Ausby — Nymph Postmaster, 1903-1906 —
On County Road 85 at Hickory Tree Road, on the right when traveling north on County Road 85.
106 ► Alabama, Conecuh County, Nymph — Nazarene Cemetery —
On County Road 85 at Hickory Tree Road, on the right when traveling north on County Road 85.
107 ► Alabama, Coosa County, Rockford — Peace & Goodwill Cemetery —
On Alabama Route 22 west of Route 9, on the right when traveling west.
108 ► 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.
109 ► Alabama, Dale County, Ariton — Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton —
On East Main Street (Alabama Route 123) at Creel Richardson Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
110 ► 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.
111 ► Alabama, Dale County, Pinckard — The Mack M. Matthews School —
On Randolph Street 0.3 miles north of West Hwy 134 East ( Route 134), on the right when traveling north.
112 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Beloit — The Beloit Industrial Institute —
On Alabama Route 22, on the left when traveling east.
113 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Cahaba — Cahawba's African American Cemetery —
On Oak Street at Seven North Street, on the right when traveling north on Oak Street.
114 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Cahaba — Dallas County Courthouse
On Vine Street, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
115 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Cahaba — Kirk-View Farm
On Oak Street (County Road 155), on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
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116 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Cahaba — Methodist Church —
On Mulberry Street south of First South Street, on the left when traveling south.
117 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Cahaba — Who Lived Here? —
Near Oak Street south of 1st Street North.
118 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Orrville — Whitt Cemetery —
On County Road 9 0.4 miles north of State Route 22, on the left when traveling north.
119 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — "Builders of Movements and Monuments" —
On Business U.S. 80 north of Colby Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
120 ► 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.
121 ► 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.
122 ► 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.
123 ► 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.
124 ► 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.
125 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church — Dallas County —
On FD Reese Street south of Philpot Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
126 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church — Dallas County —
On FD Reese Street south of Philpot Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
127 ► 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.
128 ► 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.
129 ► 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.
130 ► 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.
131 ► 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.
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132 ► 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.
133 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — Lewis Scott — A Quote from Lewis - "I See With Memory" —
On Martin Luther King Jr. Street 0.1 miles north of St. Johns Street, on the right when traveling north.
134 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — Lynching in America / Lynching in Selma — Community Remembrance Project —
On U.S. 80, on the right when traveling north.
135 ► 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.
136 ► 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.
137 ► 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.
138 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — Selma Army Arsenal — 1862~1865 — Wilson's Raid - Battle of Selma —
On Church Street at Arsenal Place, on the right when traveling south on Church Street.
139 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — St. James Hotel — Headquarters of General James H. Wilson — Wilson's Raid - Battle of Selma —
On Water Avenue at Washington Street, on the right when traveling east on Water Avenue.
140 ► 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.
141 ► 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.
142 ► 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.
143 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — The Honorable John Lewis —
On Business U.S. 80 north of Old Montgomery Highway, on the right when traveling north.
144 ► 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.
145 ► 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.
146 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — Union Troops Charge — The Main Assault of the Outer Works — Wilson's Raid - Battle of Selma
On Summerfield Road at Highland Avenue (U.S. 80), on the right when traveling south on Summerfield Road. Reported missing.
147 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — Valley Creek Presbyterian Church — One of state’s first Presbyterian churches —
On State Highway 22 at County Road 65, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 22.
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148 ► Alabama, Elmore County, Wetumpka — Elmore County Training School —
On Lancaster Street 0.1 miles north of Holtville Road ( Route 111), on the right when traveling north.
149 ► Alabama, Elmore County, Wetumpka — Ronnie Lovejoy Sr. (1950-2001) — Southern Soul & Blues Singer —
On South Pine Street at Ouiwatumpkis Street, on the left when traveling south on South Pine Street.
150 ► Alabama, Elmore County, Wetumpka — The New Prospect Baptist Church —
On Mathis Road west of Marshell Road, on the left when traveling west.
151 ► Alabama, Elmore County, Wetumpka — Welton Blanton Doby High School — Elmore County —
On Micanopy Street 0.1 miles west of NW Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
152 ► Alabama, Elmore County, Wetumpka — Wetumpka's Bridges —
On Orline Street 0.1 miles south of Hill Street, on the right when traveling south.
153 ► Alabama, Escambia County, Atmore — Escambia County Training School —
On Martin Luther King Avenue north of McGlasker Street, on the right when traveling north.
154 ► 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.
155 ► Alabama, Etowah County, Gadsden — Southern Hill Cemetery — Etowah County —
Near South Sixth Street 0.2 miles south of Oak Street.
156 ► Alabama, Etowah County, Rainbow City — Harmony Baptist Church —
On Rainbow Drive (U.S. 411) at Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling east on Rainbow Drive.
157 ► 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.
158 ► Alabama, Fayette County, Newtonville — Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church and Cemetery — Fayette County —
Near County Road 100 0.3 miles east of Center Road, on the right when traveling west.
159 ► Alabama, Franklin County, Russellville — Reedtown High School —
On Hamilton Street east of Mullins Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
160 ► Alabama, Geneva County, Slocomb — Countyline Missionary Baptist Church — Slocomb, Alabama —
On County Line Drive east of Kelly Street, on the left when traveling south.
161 ► Alabama, Geneva County, Slocomb — Countyline Missionary Baptist Church — Slocomb, Alabama —
Near County Line Drive east of Kelly Street when traveling south.
162 ► Alabama, Greene County, Eutaw — Thomas Earl Gilmore, Sr. —
On Tuscaloosa Street (Alabama Route 14) east of Springfield Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
163 ► Alabama, Greene County, Jena — Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery — Greene County —
Near County Road 156 east of Zion Hill Church Road, on the right when traveling east.
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164 ► Alabama, Hale County, Gallion — Freetown —
On U.S. 80 2 miles east of State Highway 69, on the right when traveling east.
165 ► Alabama, Hale County, Gallion — Oak Grove School —
On Oak Grove Road 0.1 miles west of Route 69, on the right when traveling west.
166 ► Alabama, Hale County, Greensboro — Greensboro Presbyterian Church —
On Main Street at Demopolis Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
167 ► Alabama, Henry County, Abbeville — Henry County Training School — Established 1914 —
On County Road 25 at County Road 225, on the right when traveling south on County Road 25.
168 ► 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.
169 ► Alabama, Henry County, Newville — Green Valley Missionary Baptist Church —
On County Road 40 east of County Road 220, on the right when traveling west.
170 ► Alabama, Henry County, Newville — Newville High School / Newville Rosenwald School —
On North Broad Street (Alabama Route 173) 0.1 miles south of North Railroad Street (County Road 7), on the left when traveling south.
171 ► Alabama, Houston County, Dothan — Cherry Street African Methodist Episcopal Church —
On North Cherry Street at East Adams Street, on the right when traveling north on North Cherry Street.
172 ► 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.
173 ► Alabama, Jackson County, Scottsboro — Cedar Hill Cemetery —
Near Cedar Hill Drive at West Appletree Street, on the right when traveling south.
174 ► Alabama, Jackson County, Scottsboro — Jackson County Courthouse And The Scottsboro Boys —
On E Peachtree Street, on the right when traveling west.
175 ► Alabama, Jackson County, Scottsboro — Scottsboro Railroad Depot —
On W Maple Avenue near N Houston Street.
176 ► Alabama, Jackson County, Stevenson — Averyville —
On Old Mount Carmel Road (County Route 85) at Ohio Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Old Mount Carmel Road.
177 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Acipco-Finley — Julius Ellsberry Memorial Park —
On Finley Avenue North 1 mile east of 13th Place North, on the right when traveling east.
178 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Birmingham Civil Rights District — "Peace Be Still" — Mark 4:39 —
Near 17th Street N.
179 ► 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.
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180 ► 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.
181 ► 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.
182 ► 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.
183 ► 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.
184 ► 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.
185 ► 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.
186 ► 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.
187 ► 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.
188 ► 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.
189 ► 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.
190 ► 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.
191 ► 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.
192 ► 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.
193 ► 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.
194 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — Historic Black Bath House —
Near Sloss Furnace Entry Road 0.3 miles east of 32nd Street North, on the right when traveling west.
195 ► 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.
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196 ► 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.
197 ► 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.
198 ► 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.
199 ► 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.
200 ► 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.

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