A.G. Gaston Motel

A.G. Gaston Motel in 2010. Photos by Carol M. Highsmith.

The A.G. Gaston Motel is a historic building and former motel in Birmingham, Alabama.[1][2] In 1963 during the Civil Rights movement, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference used a room in the hotel as their headquarters, which was later bombed by terrorists.

  1. ^ Peñaloza, Marisa; Elliott, Debbie (June 22, 2023). "Birmingham honors the Black businessman who quietly backed the Civil Rights Movement". NPR.
  2. ^ Sutton, Marie A. (November 4, 2014). The A.G. Gaston Motel in Birmingham: A Civil Rights Landmark. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-62585-132-1.