Skip to content

Martin Luther King Jr.

If a racially just Alabama is what you want, prove it

Inauguration speeches came on a day when Alabama has chosen to honor both Martin Luther King and Robert E. Lee.
January 17, 2023

Civil Rights Memorial commemorates 30th Anniversary with special events

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) will commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Civil Rights Memorial with a special two-day event in November.  The Civil Rights Memorial, dedicated by the SPLC on Nov. 5, 1989, honors 40 people who were killed during the modern civil rights movement, a period framed by the 1954 Brown v. … Continued
October 29, 2019

State leaders celebrate 65th anniversary of AG Gaston Motel

Alabama and Birmingham leaders gathered at the A.G. Gaston Motel today to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the opening of the civil rights landmark. Sen. Doug Jones, Congresswoman Terri Sewell and Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin stood alongside former civil rights leaders and some of A.G. Gaston’s family members. The A.G. Gaston Motel served as a … Continued
July 2, 2019

Congress members visit Alabama for annual Civil Rights Pilgrimage

Over 50 members of the United States Congress visited Alabama for the annual Civil Rights Pilgrimage on Friday. The Congress members visited the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, which was bombed in 1963, killing four little girls. The members of Congress attended a play about the life, times and tragic deaths of the four … Continued
March 4, 2019