A.G. Gaston Motel

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building civil rights site historic motel

The A.G. Gaston Motel is a historic Birmingham, Alabama lodging and meeting place that served as a key headquarters for civil rights leaders during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement.

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	building → civil rights site → historic motel →
adjacentTo	Kelly Ingram Park → Sixteenth Street Baptist Church →
architecturalStyle	Mid-century modern →
associatedWith	Birmingham civil rights leaders → Southern Christian Leadership Conference →
category	African-American history in Birmingham, Alabama → African-American–related historic sites → Buildings and structures in Birmingham, Alabama → Hotels in Alabama →
city	Birmingham →
country	United States →
hasHeritageValue	national civil rights landmark →
hasPart	Room 30 →
heritageDesignation	Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument →
historicUse	strategy center for civil rights demonstrations →
inception	1954 →
listedIn	National Park Service civil rights sites documentation →
locatedIn	Alabama → Birmingham Civil Rights District → Birmingham, Alabama → Jefferson County, Alabama NERFINISHED → United States →
namedAfter	A. G. Gaston →
notableGuest	Fred Shuttlesworth → Martin Luther King Jr. → Ralph Abernathy → Southern Christian Leadership Conference leaders →
opened	1954 →
operator	National Park Service →
owner	A. G. Gaston →
partOf	Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument →
recognizedAs	symbol of the Civil Rights Movement →
region	American South →
restorationStart	21st century →
significantEvent	American Civil Rights Movement → Birmingham campaign →
state	Alabama →
underwent	restoration →
use	lodging → meeting facility →
usedAs	headquarters for civil rights leaders → meeting place for civil rights organizations →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument →	includesSite