1963 Birmingham Civil Rights Experience – Black History Matters Walking Tour, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
This tour peals back the façade and reveals the true and devastating experience that was the day to day life of African Americans in the most segregated city in the country. Led by Wilhelmina Thomas, who is a storyteller, a needlewoman and a craftivist who grew up on the west side of Birmingham, Alabama in the Riley, Wenonah and Hillman communities. She attended Wenonah Elementary, Riley Elementary and Jones Valley High Schools. Her earliest memories include the church, the civic league and the Civil Rights Movement. It is these lived experiences which fuel passion about Afro, Afro American and Birmingham history.
Description & Instructions When Visiting Birmingham, Alabama, United States
This tour peals back the façade and reveals the true and devastating experience that was the day to day life of African Americans in the most segregated city in the country. Led by Wilhelmina Thomas, who is a storyteller, a needlewoman and a craftivist who grew up on the west side of Birmingham, Alabama in the Riley, Wenonah and Hillman communities. She attended Wenonah Elementary, Riley Elementary and Jones Valley High Schools. Her earliest memories include the church, the civic league and the Civil Rights Movement. It is these lived experiences which fuel passion about Afro, Afro American and Birmingham history.
Itinerary
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Stop At: A.G. Gaston Motel, 1510 5th Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203, USA
The A.G. Gaston Motel, built by prominent African American businessman and entrepreneur, Arthur George Gaston (1892-1996), provided first-class lodging and dining in Birmingham, Alabama, to African American travelers. Designed by Birmingham-based architect Stanley B. Echols, the motel opened in 1954
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Kelly Ingram Park, 5th Ave N at 16th St, Birmingham, AL
Kelly Ingram Park is an improved public park that contains emotionally powerful sculptures depicting the civil rights struggle in Birmingham. The park served as an assembly spot for activities of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and other groups in the movement.
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Hugo L. Black United States Courthouse, 1729 5th Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203, USA
This courthouse at the edge of the Civil Rights district is named for a former Senator, Supreme Court Justice, and Klansman.
Stop At: Lyric Theatre, 1800 3rd Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203, USA
Our only standing theater that allowed mixed (though still segregated) audiences
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Eddie Kendrick Memorial Park, 1727 4th Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203, USA
A park and statues dedicated to our local founder of the Temptations
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: 4th Avenue Business District, 1721 4th Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203-5000
The remnants of our once dynamic “city within a city”
Stop At: Carver Theater, 1631 4th Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203-1903
One of the best Black theaters – now the Jazz Hall of Fame…also you will see the Prince Hall “Colored” Masonic Lodge
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Civil Rights District, Birmingham, AL 35203
This is the center of the Civil Rights National Historic Monument
Duration: 60 to 90 minutes
Starts: Birmingham, United States
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
