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By Tim Carr, February 13, 2010
Brock Drugs Building Marker
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101► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Brock Drugs Building —
Near 4th Avenue North at 18th Street North.
102► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Carrie A. Tuggle — 1858 - 1924 —
On 5th Avenue North at 16th Street North, on the left when traveling east on 5th Avenue North.
103► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — 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.
104► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Don't Tread on Me —
On 6th Avenue N.
105► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Don't Tread on Me —
On 6th Avenue N.
106► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. —
On 6th Avenue N at 16th Street on 6th Avenue N.
107► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — 8 — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. —
Near 16th Street N.
108► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Dr. Ruth J. Jackson — 1898 - 1982 —
Near 5th Avenue North at 16th Street North, on the left when traveling east.
109► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — East Birmingham —
Near 12th Avenue at Cahaba Street, on the left when traveling east.
110► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Eddie James Kendrick — December 17, 1937 - October 5, 1992 —
On 4th Avenue North at 18th Street North, on the left when traveling west on 4th Avenue North.
111► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Emory Overton Jackson — 1908 - 1975 —
On 17th Street North, on the right when traveling south.
112► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Foot Soldier Tribute — Ronald S. McDowell, Artist I.B.J.C. —
Near 5th Avenue North at 16th Street North, on the right when traveling east.
113► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Fourth Avenue Historic District. —
On 4th Avenue North at 17th Street North, on the right when traveling west on 4th Avenue North.
114► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Fraternal Hotel Building —
On 4th Avenue North west of 17th Street North, on the right when traveling west.
115► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Graymont Elementary School —
On 8th Avenue West at 3rd Street West, on the right when traveling west on 8th Avenue West.
116► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Green Acres Cafι — 1705 - 4th Avenue, North —
On 4th Avenue North, on the left when traveling west.
117► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — 1 — Ground Zero —
Near 17th Street N at 5th Avenue N.
118► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — A1 — Jim Crow on the Books —
On 6th Avenue N.
119► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Julius Ellsberry —
Near 16th Street North north of 5th Avenue.
120► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Julius Ellsberry Memorial Park —
On Finley Avenue North 1 mile east of 13th Place North, on the right when traveling east.
121► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — 6 — Kneeling Ministers —
Near 17th Street N.
122► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — A3 — Non-Violent Foot Soldiers —
On 6th Avenue N.
123► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Non-Violent Foot Soldiers —
On 6th Avenue N.
124► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Pauline Bray Fletcher — 1878 - 1970 —
On 5th Avenue North at 16th Street North, on the left when traveling east on 5th Avenue North.
125► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Police Presence —
On 6th Avenue N.
126► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — 5 — Reflecting Pool —
Near 17th Street N.
127► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — 9 — Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth —
On 16th Street N.
128► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth Bethel Baptist Church —
On 29th Avenue North at 33rd Street North, on the right when traveling east on 29th Avenue North.
129► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Rickwood Field —
On 12th Street West at 2nd Avenue West on 12th Street West.
130► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Sixteenth Street Baptist Church —
Near 6th Avenue North at 16th Street North.
131► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Smithfield —
On 8th Avenue West at Center Street North, on the right when traveling east on 8th Avenue West.
132► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — 3 — The Children's Crusade —
Near 16th Street N.
133► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — 2 — The Foot Soldiers —
Near 16th Street N.
134► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Tuxedo Junction —
On 20th Street (Alabama Route 269) at Ensley/5 Points W Avenue, on the right when traveling west on 20th Street.
135► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — 4 — Water Cannons —
On 6th Avenue N.
136► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Wilson Chapel And Cemetery — ("The Little Brown Church in the Wildwood") —
On Cumberland Drive at Balcourt Drive, on the right when traveling east on Cumberland Drive.
137► Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Zion Memorial Gardens —
On Tarrant Huffman Road at Marshall Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Tarrant Huffman Road.
138► Alabama (Jefferson County), Brighton — Lynching In America / The Lynching of William Miller —
On Woodward Street at Huntsville Avenue on Woodward Street.
139► Alabama (Jefferson County), Fairfield — Miles College Leaders, Students Active During Civil Rights Era —
Near Myron Massey Boulevard north of 55th Street, on the left when traveling north.
140► Alabama (Jefferson County), Leeds — John Henry — Legendary ‘Steel Drivin’ Man’ —
On Thornton Avenue NE, on the right when traveling east.
141► Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — A More Inclusive Era —
Near Cramer Way.
142► Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — Bennett Walker Smith — City of Florence Walk of Honor —
Near Hightower Place south of Veterans Drive (Alabama Route 133), on the left when traveling south.
143► Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — Birthplace of W.C. Handy — 1873 —
On Beale Street at North Cherokee Street, on the right when traveling west on Beale Street.
144► Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — Burrell Normal School — Burrell High School — Burrell-Slater High School 1903~1969 —
On W College St. at Burrell St. on W College St..
145► Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — Capture of John A. Murrell — Natchez Trace Outlaw — 1834 —
On Waterloo Road 0.1 miles east of Cypress Bend Dr..
146► Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — Church Spring and School — (Circa 1840-1895) —
On W. Spring Street at S. Pine Street on W. Spring Street.
147► Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — Church Spring Church and School — circa 1840-1895 —
On Veterans Drive east of South Pine Street, on the right when traveling east.
148► Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — Dr. Hicks Boulevard —
On E Dr Hicks Blvd at S. Wood Ave. on E Dr Hicks Blvd.
149► Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — Dred Scott — (In Florence 1820 -1830) —
On N. Pine Street at W. Tennessee St on N. Pine Street.
150► Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — Dred Scott — City of Florence Walk of Honor —
Near Hightower Place south of Veterans Drive (Alabama Route 133), on the left when traveling south.
151► Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — Florence Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America —
On E, Alabama Street.
152► Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — Forks of Cypress —
On Jackson Road (County Road 41) 0.8 miles south of West Rasch Road (County Road 16), on the right when traveling south.
153► Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — Hickory Hill Plantation Slave Cemetery —
On Surveyor Road near Cloverdale Road (Alabama Route 157), on the left when traveling west.
154► Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — James Thomas Rapier — City of Florence Walk of Honor —
Near Hightower Place south of Veterans Drive (Alabama Route 133), on the left when traveling south.
155► Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — John Thomas Bulls, Jr — City of Florence Walk of Honor —
Near Hightower Place south of Veterans Drive (Alabama Route 133), on the left when traveling south.
156► Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — Oscar Stanton DePriest — City of Florence Walk of Honor —
On Hightower Place.
157► Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — Patton Elementary School — (1891-1958) —
On Dr. Hicks Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
158► Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church — (Organized 1879 from earlier 1840 Congregation) —
On Burrell Street at White Street on Burrell Street.
159► Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — The Greater Mount Moriah Primitive Baptist Church — ~1896~ —
On West Irvine Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
160► Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — 186 — W. C. Handy Birthplace —
On West College Street at South Marengo Street, on the right when traveling west on West College Street.
161► Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — Weeden Heights — early 1900s —
On N. Broadway Street at Mahogany Ave on N. Broadway Street.
162► Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — William Christopher Handy — City of Florence Walk of Honor —
Near Hightower Place south of Veterans Drive (Alabama Route 133), on the left when traveling south.
163► Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — William Christopher Handy — Home-Museum-Library —
Near West College Street at South Marengo Street, on the right when traveling west.
164► Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — Wilson Family Cemetery 19th Century / Slave Cemetery 19th Century —
On Plantation Springs Drive.
165► Alabama (Lawrence County), Courtland — The African ~ American Experience —
166► Alabama (Lawrence County), Courtland — The Town of Courtland / Early Settlers — 1819 —
167► Alabama (Lawrence County), Danville — James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens —
On County Route 203.
168► Alabama (Lawrence County), Oakville — Jesse Cleveland Owens — 1913-1980 —
Near County Road 203 at County Road 187.
169► Alabama (Lawrence County), Trinity — Boxwood Plantation —
On Cooperage Way (County Route 700) at Alabama Route 20, on the right when traveling south on Cooperage Way.
170► Alabama (Lee County), Auburn — Baptist Hill —
On South Dean Road at East Thach Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Dean Road.
171► Alabama (Lee County), Auburn — Desegregation at Auburn —
Near West Thach Road at South College Street.
172► Alabama (Lee County), Auburn — Ebenezer Baptist Church — Baptist Hill — East Thach Avenue —
On East Thach Avenue at Auburn Drive, on the left when traveling west on East Thach Avenue.
173► Alabama (Lee County), Auburn — J. F. Drake High School / Alma Mater —
On Spencer Avenue 0.1 miles north of Clark Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
174► Alabama (Lee County), Auburn — Noble Hall —
On Shelton Mill Road (County Route 97) 0.8 miles north of East University Drive, on the left when traveling north.
175► Alabama (Lee County), Auburn — Robert Wilton Burton — 1848-1917 —
On East Magnolia Avenue 0.1 miles east of Burton Street, on the left when traveling east.
176► Alabama (Lee County), Loachapoka — First Rosenwald School —
On Stage Road (Alabama Route 14) 0.4 miles east of Arrowhead Road (County Road 188), on the right when traveling east.
177► Alabama (Lee County), Opelika — African-American Rosemere Cemetery — Lee County —
On Long Street at Auburn Street, on the left when traveling north on Long Street.
178► Alabama (Lee County), Opelika — Darden House —
On Auburn Street 0.1 miles north of Kilgore Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
179► Alabama (Lee County), Opelika — Thompson Chapel — American Methodist Episcopal Zion Church —
On Columbus Parkway (Alabama Route 38) at South 6th Street, on the right when traveling east on Columbus Parkway.
180► Alabama (Limestone County), Athens — Alabama Fork Cumberland Presbyterian Church — Founded 1918 —
On Cross Key Road (County Road 26) at Elkmont Road (State Highway 127), on the right when traveling south on Cross Key Road.
181► Alabama (Limestone County), Athens — Coleman Hill — Fort Henderson and Trinity School —
On Trinity Circle north of Browns Ferry Street (County Road 29), on the left when traveling east.
182► Alabama (Limestone County), Athens — Faces of Market Street —
On Market Street east of North Marion Street, on the right when traveling west.
183► Alabama (Limestone County), Athens — Fort Henderson / Trinity School - 1865-1970 —
On Browns Ferry Street (County Road 29) west of Allyn Street, on the right when traveling west.
184► Alabama (Limestone County), Athens — James Edwin Horton, Jr. — 1878-1973 —
On North Jefferson Street north of West Washington Street, on the right when traveling north.
185► Alabama (Limestone County), Athens — Lucy's Branch / Legacy of The Little Elk Community —
On Snake Road.
186► Alabama (Limestone County), Athens — Prisoners of War — Fort Henderson and Trinity School —
Near Trinity Circle north of Browns Ferry Street (County Road 29), on the left when traveling east.
187► Alabama (Limestone County), Athens — Reconstruction — Fort Henderson and Trinity School —
On Trinity Circle north of Browns Ferry Street (County Road 29), on the left when traveling north.
188► Alabama (Limestone County), Athens — The United State Colored Troops — Fort Henderson and Trinity School —
On Trinity Circle north of Browns Ferry Street (County Road 29), on the right when traveling east.
189► Alabama (Limestone County), Athens — Trinity School — Fort Henderson and Trinity School —
On Trinity Circle north of Browns Ferry Street (County Road 29), on the left when traveling west.
190► Alabama (Limestone County), Athens — Trinity School Cistern —
Near East Market Street west of South Clinton Street, on the right when traveling east.
191► Alabama (Limestone County), Tanner — Oakland United Methodist Church —
On Bee Line Highway (U.S. 31) at Thomas L Hammonds Road, on the right when traveling north on Bee Line Highway.
192► Alabama (Lowndes County), Lowndesboro — Campsite 3 — Selma to Montgomery Trail —
On Frederick Douglass Road at U.S. 80, on the left when traveling south on Frederick Douglass Road.
193► Alabama (Lowndes County), Lowndesboro — Elmore Bolling — May 10, 1908 - December 4, 1947 —
On U.S. 80 at milepost 114 at Steel Haven Road, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 80.
194► Alabama (Lowndes County), Lowndesboro — Viola Liuzzo —
On U.S. 80 at milepost 111, 2.2 miles west of County Road 29, on the right when traveling east.
195► Alabama (Lowndes County), Mt. Carmel — Lynching in America / Lynching in Letohatchee —
On West Hickory Grove Road 1.3 miles east of Route 97, on the right when traveling east.
196► Alabama (Lowndes County), Mt. Willing — Enslavement & Racial Terror / Lynching Targeting Black Sharecroppers —
On Snow Hill Drive at Alabama Route 21, on the right when traveling west on Snow Hill Drive.
197► Alabama (Lowndes County), White Hall — A Price Paid — Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail —
Near U.S. 80 west of White Hall Road.
198► Alabama (Lowndes County), White Hall — After the March—Tent City — Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail —
Near U.S. 80 west of White Hall Road.
199► Alabama (Lowndes County), White Hall — Campsite 2 — Selma to Montgomery Trail —
On U.S. 80 1.1 miles east of White Hall Road, on the right when traveling west.
200► Alabama (Lowndes County), White Hall — Day Two — Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail —
Near U.S. 80 west of White Hall Road.

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