Sonnie Hereford - Civil Rights

Rocket City Civil Rights Driving Tour

Accessible via smartphone app, the Rocket City Civil Rights Driving Tour highlights areas of significance to the civil rights era in Huntsville. See sites like the Fifth Avenue School, the first public school in the state of Alabama to integrate, Oakwood University, where Dr. Martin Luther King spoke during his visit to Huntsville in 1962, and other points of interest rich in cultural heritage. The tour was created in partnership by the Alabama Humanities Foundation and the Historic Huntsville Foundation, with a mission to capture, document, and share oral histories of the successful, non-violent civil rights movement in Huntsville, Alabama.

Events
American Studio Glass
Mar 19

While glass containers and vessels have been made for more than 2,000...

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Buccellati: A Silver Menagerie
Mar 19

The Buccellati style, which has combined Renaissance period techniques,...

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Chrome: David Parrish
Mar 19

The work of late Huntsville-based artist David Parrish stuns with its...

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Civil Rights Landmarks Driving Tour
Mar 19

Visit sites of landmark moments and monuments of the Civil Rights Movement...

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Dare to Explore: Frontiers of Space
Mar 19

Dare to Explore: Frontiers of Space is a new and evolving exhibit...

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