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Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail Historical Markers

Over 100 markers throughout downtown, are at significant locations along the 1963 Civil Rights march routes. Designed as a self-guided tour, the trail speaks to the valor of both common people and to the spiritual leaders who spearheaded the fight against segregation and other forms of racism.
 
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By Mark Hilton
A City of Two Governments paired marker
1 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — 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.
2 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — F3 — A New Organization is Born — March Route for Moral Justice — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 29th Avenue North west of 33rd Street North, on the left when traveling west.
3 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — F4 — A New Strategy: All-Out Attack — March Route for Moral Justice — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 29th Avenue North west of 33rd Street North, on the left when traveling west.
4 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — 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.
5 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — F15 — ACMHR & the Second Revolution — March Route for Moral Justice — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 28th Avenue North at 33rd Street North, on the right when traveling west on 28th Avenue North.
6 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — F13 — ACMHR & the Student Activists — March Route for Moral Justice — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 28th Avenue North east of 32nd Street North, on the left when traveling east.
7 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C17 — Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame — (Historic Carver Theater) — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 4th Avenue North west of 17th Street North, on the left when traveling west.
8 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C22 — Alabama Penny Savings Bank/Pythian Temple Building — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 18th Street North at 3rd Avenue North Alley, on the left when traveling north on 18th Street North.
9 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — 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.
10 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — 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.
11 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — 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.
12 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — H21 — Attorney for His People — March Route for Fair Housing — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Center Street at 10th Court North, on the right when traveling north on Center Street.
13 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C6 — Ballard-Hamilton House and Office — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 7th Avenue North east of 14th Street North.
14 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — F2 — Bethel's Pastor Leads the Leaders — March Route for Moral Justice — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 29th Avenue North west of 33rd Street North, on the left when traveling west.
15 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — 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.
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16 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C1 — Birmingham Civil Rights Institute — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 6th Avenue North at 16th Street North, on the left when traveling west on 6th Avenue North.
17 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — 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.
18 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — F8 — Birth of the SCLC — March Route for Moral Justice — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 32nd Street North at 29th Avenue North, on the left when traveling south on 32nd Street North.
19 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — H2 — Black Birmingham Housing — March Route for Fair Housing — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Center Street south of 9th Alley West, on the right when traveling south.
20 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — B4 — Black Business Plans — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 5th Avenue North at 16th Street North, on the left when traveling east on 5th Avenue North.
21 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — H13 — Black Classes and the Masses — March Route for Fair Housing — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Center Street at 10th Alley West, on the right when traveling south on Center Street.
22 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C34 — Boutwell Auditorium — (Former Municipal Auditorium) — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard at 20th Street North, on the left when traveling east on Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard.
23 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — 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.
24 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — H17 — Children of Dynamite Hill — March Route for Fair Housing — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Center Street, 0.2 miles north of 10th Court North, on the right when traveling north.
25 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — A6 — Children Under Attack — March Route to Government — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 6th Avenue North west of 19th Street North, on the left when traveling west.
26 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — B6 — Children Under Pressure — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 5th Avenue North east of 16th Street North, on the left when traveling east.
27 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — 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.
28 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C16 — Colored Masonic Temple — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 4th Avenue North at 17th Street North, on the right when traveling west on 4th Avenue North.
29 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — B10 — Courthouse Prayer — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 5th Avenue North at 19th Street North, on the left when traveling east on 5th Avenue North.
30 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — E20 — Death of an Icon — March Route Towards a Purposeful Life — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North north of F L Shuttlesworth Drive, on the right when traveling north.
31 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — 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.
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32 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — 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.
33 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — B1 — Don't Tread on Me — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 6th Avenue North at 17th Street North on 6th Avenue North.
34 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C18 — Dunbar Hotel Building Urban Impact Office, — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 4th Avenue North at 17th Street North, on the left when traveling west on 4th Avenue North.
35 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C20 — Eddie Kendricks Memorial Park — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 4th Avenue North west of 18th Street North, on the left when traveling west.
36 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — 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.
37 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — B13 — Equality for All — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at 3rd Avenue Alley North, on the left when traveling south on 19th Street North.
38 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C19 — Famous Theatre — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 4th Avenue North west of 18th Street North, on the left when traveling west.
39 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — H18 — First Neighborhoods, then Schools — March Route for Fair Housing — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Center Street, 0.1 miles north of 10th Court West, on the right when traveling north.
40 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — 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.
41 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — H20 — Gentle Giant of Dynamite Hill — March Route for Fair Housing — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Center Street north of 10th Court North, on the right when traveling north.
42 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C29 — Greyhound Bus Station — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at 7th Avenue North, on the right when traveling south on 19th Street North.
43 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — B3 — Guards at the Gate — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 16th Street North south of 6th Avenue North, on the left when traveling south.
44 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — 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.
45 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — 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.
46 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — 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.
47 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — 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.
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48 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — F1 — It Began at Bethel — March Route for Moral Justice — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 29th Avenue North at 33rd Street North, on the left when traveling west on 29th Avenue North.
49 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — A1 — Jim Crow on the Books — March Route to Government — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 6th Avenue North at 16th Street North on 6th Avenue North.
50 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — A9 — Joining the Marches — March Route to Government — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North north of Park Place, on the left when traveling north.
51 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C2 — Kelly Ingram Park — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 16th Street North south of 6th Avenue North, on the right when traveling south.
52 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — F9 — Leading by Example, Part 1 — March Route for Moral Justice — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 32nd Street North south of 29th Avenue North, on the left when traveling south.
53 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — F10 — Leading by Example, Part 2 — March Route for Moral Justice — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 32nd Street North south of 29th Avenue North, on the left when traveling south.
54 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — F14 — Leaving Town, But Not the Battle — March Route for Moral Justice — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 28th Avenue North east of 32nd Street North, on the left when traveling west.
55 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — B16 — Let My Brother Go — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North south of 3rd Avenue North, on the right when traveling south.
56 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — 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.
57 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — B9 — Little Boy Blue — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 5th Avenue North east of 18th Street North, on the left when traveling east.
58 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — 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.
59 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — B8 — Little Lady in Waiting — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 5th Avenue North east of 17th Street North, on the left when traveling east.
60 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — E3 — Love & Marriage — March Route Towards a Purposeful Life — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard at 20th Street North, on the right when traveling east on Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard.
61 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C25 — Loveman's Department Store/McWane Science Center — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at 3rd Avenue North, on the right when traveling south on 19th Street North.
62 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — 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.
63 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — A7 — Marchers on the Run — March Route to Government — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 6th Avenue North west of 19th Street North, on the left when traveling west.
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64 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C13 — Metropolitan AME Zion Church — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 4th Avenue North at 16th Street North, on the right when traveling west on 4th Avenue North.
65 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — B15 — Music in the Movement — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at 3rd Avenue North, on the right when traveling south on 19th Street North.
66 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C26 — Newberry's Department Store/IMAX Dome Theater — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at 2nd Avenue North, on the right when traveling south on 19th Street North.
67 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — A3 — Non-Violent Foot Soldiers — March Route to Government — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 6th Avenue North west of 17th Street North, on the left when traveling west.
68 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — E15 — Paying the Ultimate Price — March Route Towards a Purposeful Life — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North north of 11th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
69 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C35 — Phillips High School — (Now Phillips Academy) — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 7th Avenue North west of 24th Street North, on the right when traveling west.
70 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — B12 — Picketing for a Point — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North south of 5th Avenue North, on the right when traveling south.
71 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — A2 — Police Presence — March Route to Government — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 6th Avenue North west of 17th Street North.
72 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C8 — Poole Funeral Chapel — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 15th Street Borth at 7th Avenue North, on the left when traveling south on 15th Street Borth.
73 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — A11 — Public Library Desegregated — March Route to Government — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Park Place, on the left when traveling east.
74 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — H1 — Racial Zoning — March Route for Fair Housing — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Center Street at 8th Avenue West, on the right when traveling south on Center Street.
75 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — H15 — Resistance on the Hill — March Route for Fair Housing — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Center Street at 11th Court West, on the right when traveling south on Center Street.
76 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — H23 — Rev. Shuttlesworth Calls for Peace and Action — March Route for Fair Housing — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Center Street north of 10th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
77 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C24 — S.H. Kress Store Building — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at 3rd Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street North.
78 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — D8 — School Integration Now — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 22nd Street North at 7th Avenue North, on the left when traveling north on 22nd Street North.
79 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — H11 — Secret Multiracial Meetings — March Route for Fair Housing — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Center Street south of 10th Court West, on the right when traveling south.
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80 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — B2 — Selective Buying Campaign — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 16th Street North south of 6th Avenue North, on the left when traveling south.
81 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — D2 — Separate But Unequal Education — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Park Place east of 20th Street North, on the left when traveling east.
82 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C11 — Shores-Lee Law Offices/Post Office Garage — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 5th Avenue North at 16th Street North, on the right when traveling east on 5th Avenue North.
83 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — B20 — Shutting Down Downtown — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at 3rd Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street North.
84 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — E18 — Shuttlesworth after the Civil Rights Era — March Route Towards a Purposeful Life — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at 12th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street North.
85 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — E16 — Shuttlesworth Continues the Struggle — March Route Towards a Purposeful Life — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North north of 11th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
86 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — E5 — Shuttlesworth Goes to Work — March Route Towards a Purposeful Life — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street North.
87 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — E17 — Shuttlesworth in Selma — March Route Towards a Purposeful Life — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at F L Shuttlesworth Drive, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street North.
88 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — E19 — Shuttlesworth Returns to Birmingham — March Route Towards a Purposeful Life — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North north of F L Shuttlesworth Drive, on the right when traveling north.
89 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — E14 — Shuttlesworth Showdown — March Route Towards a Purposeful Life — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at 11th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street North.
90 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — E6 — Shuttlesworth Starts the ACMHR — March Route Towards a Purposeful Life — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North north of Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
91 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — E7 — Shuttlesworth v. "Bull" — March Route Towards a Purposeful Life — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North north of Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
92 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — B19 — Sitting in for Lunch — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North north of 2nd Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
93 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C3 — Sixteenth Street Baptist Church and Parsonage — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 6th Avenue North west of 16th Street North, on the right when traveling west.
94 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C5 — Sixth Avenue Zion Hill Baptist Church — (Now Deliverance Temple) — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 6th Avenue North west of 15th Street North, on the right when traveling west.
95 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — B21 — South at the White House — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North south of 4th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
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96 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — D10 — Southern Resistance — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 7th Avenue North west of 23rd Street North, on the right when traveling west.
97 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C7 — St John AME Church and Day Care Center — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 15th Street North north of 7th Avenue North, on the left when traveling north.
98 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C4 — St. Paul United Methodist Church — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 6th Avenue North west of 16th Street North, on the right when traveling west.
99 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C14 — Taxi Stand — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 4th Avenue North west of 17th Street North, on the right when traveling west.
100 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — H16 — The Angela Davis House — March Route for Fair Housing — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Center Street near 11th Court West, on the right when traveling north.

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May. 18, 2024