Tag: A.G. Gaston Motel
Jesse Jackson ‘Comes Home’ As He Returns to A.G. Gaston Motel

The civil rights icon found himself in Birmingham delivering a message worthy of his days stumping for justice alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as the world marks 60 years since the events of Bloody Sunday.
Coffee Shop Opens on ‘Sacred Ground’ of the A.G. Gaston Motel

Leaders say the new business shines a spotlight on the broader Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument and extends Gaston’s entrepreneurial legacy.
The Historic A.G. Gaston Motel Comes Back to Life With a Coffee Shop and Exhibit

The motel opened in 1954 and became one of the city’s main Black establishments. The motel served as a first-class lodging, entertainment and dining hall for traveling Black people who came to Jim Crow Birmingham. Read more.