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The Lynching of Rueben Sims Marker image, Touch for more information
By Mark Hilton, October 2, 2022
The Lynching of Rueben Sims Marker
1 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.
2 Alabama, Bullock County, Midway — Old Merritt School Midway Community Center
On Old Troy Road, on the left when traveling west.
3 Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — 1031 Gurnee Avenue — 1952
On Gurnee Avenue south of West 11th Street, on the left when traveling south.
4 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.
5 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.
6 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.
7 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.
8 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.
9 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.
10 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.
11 Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — Prelude / Arrival — Freedom Riders National Monument —
Near Gurnee Avenue south of West 11th Street, on the left when traveling south.
12 Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — Pursuit / Trapped — Freedom Riders National Monument —
Near Gurnee Avenue south of West 11th Street, on the left when traveling south.
13 Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — Rescue / Escape — Freedom Riders National Monument —
Near Gurnee Avenue south of West 11th Street, on the left when traveling south.
14 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.
15 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.
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16 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.
17 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.
18 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.
19 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.
20 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.
21 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.
22 Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — The Photograph — Freedom Riders National Monument —
Near Gurnee Avenue south of West 11th Street, on the left when traveling south.
23 Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — The Segregationists — Freedom Riders National Monument —
Near Gurnee Avenue south of West 11th Street, on the left when traveling south.
24 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.
25 Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — Trailways Attack — Seeking Justice
On Noble Street at East 9th Street, on the right when traveling north on Noble Street.
26 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.
27 Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — Triumph — Freedom Riders National Monument —
Near Gurnee Avenue south of West 11th Street, on the left when traveling south.
28 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.
29 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.
30 Alabama, Clarke County, Grove Hill — Colored and White Soldiers of World War I
Near West Cobb Street.
31 Alabama, Colbert County, Tuscumbia — Howell Thomas Heflin — 1921~2005
On S. Main Street close to 4th Street, on the right when traveling south.
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32 Alabama, Dale County, Ozark — D. A. Smith High School/ Professor D. A. Smith, Principal — Dale County
On Andrews Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
33 Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — "Builders of Movements and Monuments"
On Business U.S. 80 north of Colby Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
34 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.
35 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. Reported permanently removed.
36 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.
37 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.
38 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.
39 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.
40 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.
41 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.
42 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.
43 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.
44 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.
45 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.
46 Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — In Honor of James Joseph Reeb — 1927-1965 — “This Good Man” —
Near Martin Luther King Street at Water Avenue.
47 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.
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48 Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — Lynching in America / Lynching in Selma — Community Remembrance Project
On U.S. 80, on the right when traveling north.
49 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.
50 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.
51 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.
52 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.
53 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.
54 Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — The Honorable John Lewis
On Business U.S. 80 north of Old Montgomery Highway, on the right when traveling north.
55 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.
56 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.
57 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.
58 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.
59 Alabama, Greene County, Eutaw — Thomas Earl Gilmore, Sr.
On Tuscaloosa Street (Alabama Route 14) east of Springfield Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
60 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.
61 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.
62 Alabama, Jackson County, Scottsboro — Jackson County Courthouse And The Scottsboro Boys
On E Peachtree Street, on the right when traveling west.
63 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — "Peace Be Still" — Mark 4:39
Near 17th Street N.
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64 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — 1963 Church Bombing Victims
Near Messer Airport Highway at University Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
65 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — 4th Avenue District
On 4th Avenue North at 17th Street North, on the right when traveling west on 4th Avenue North.
66 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.
67 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.
68 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.
69 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.
70 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.
71 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.
72 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.
73 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.
74 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.
75 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.
76 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Arthur D. Shores — "Dean of Black Lawyers in The State of Alabama."
On 5th Avenue North, on the right when traveling east.
77 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.
78 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.
79 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.
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80 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.
81 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.
82 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.
83 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.
84 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Bishop Calvin Wallace Woods, Sr. — Civil Rights Pioneer and Pastor
On 6th Avenue North west of 17th Street North, on the left when traveling west. Reported damaged.
85 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.
86 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.
87 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.
88 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.
89 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.
90 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.
91 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.
92 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.
93 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.
94 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.
95 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.
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96 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.
97 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.
98 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.
99 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.
100 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.

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May. 2, 2024