Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Story Map

Brown Chapel AME Church

Jarob Ortiz, Heritage Documentation Programs-NPS)

The National Park Service’s Cultural Resources Geographic Information Systems (CRGIS) and Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), in conjunction with the Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium are happy to announce the release of an interactive Story Map of significant sites within the Alabama Civil Rights Movement. The Story Map is the culmination of a HABS documentation project comprised of high-resolution photographs and historical narratives. The project was intended to convey information about the powerful and inspiring events in the Civil Rights movement through the documentation of the places where they actually occurred. The movement marked a significant and hard-fought turning point in our history, reminding us of the consequences of deviating from our beliefs and principles so that we might forge a better path moving forward. Here we have a chance to capture the stories of those who stood up to injustice, including select interviews that give voice to the stories, via links to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute website. These elements come together in a GIS-based interactive format.

The Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Story Map can be viewed at:
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/538fdaaf3d0f4cb69d835cd78ab5515e