Stop At: Birmingham Historic Touring Company, 219 20th St N Suite A, Birmingham, AL 35203, USA
Your tour begins at our shop and proceeds down 20th street toward 4th Ave North covering the Black contributions to the founding of Birmingham
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: 4th Avenue North, 4th Ave N, Birmingham, AL, USA
This leg of the tour covers the 1926 Red Line Zoning laws, the Palm Leaf Hotel, and the Chitlin' Circut.
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, Alabama 35203
The remnants of our once dynamic "city within a city" with possible stop in Nelson Brothers and Green Acres.
Pass By: Civil Rights District, Birmingham, Alabama 35203
This is the center of the Civil Rights National Historic Monument
Stop At: Carver Theater, 1631 4th Ave N, Birmingham, Alabama 35203
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
Stop At: Kelly Ingram Park, 5th Ave N at 16th St, Birmingham, Alabama
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
Stop At: 16th Street Baptist Church, 16th St & 6th Ave, Birmingham, Alabama 35203
The 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, stands as a poignant symbol of the Civil Rights Movement, marked by its tragic history as the site of a racially motivated bombing in 1963, which resulted in the loss of four young girls. This historic church remains a powerful testament to the struggle for civil rights and a focal point in the ongoing journey toward racial equality in the United States.
Duration: 15 minutes
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: Lyric Theatre, 1800 3rd Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203, USA
Our only standing theater that allowed mixed (though still segregated) audiences
Duration: 10 minutes
