Bessemer Super Highway. A tour from Birmingham, headed West | by Terry Barr | A Cornered Gurl | Medium

Bessemer Super Highway
A tour from Birmingham, headed West
Terry Barr
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Published inA Cornered Gurl
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2 min read·
Mar 26
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Photo by Ajai Arif on UnsplashSights along the way:
AG Gaston Motel: bombed one night, May 1963, Dr. King having left his room.
The fairgrounds, featuring KiddieLand Amusement Park, segregated, boycotted, and then closed by city officials, 1963.
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Written by Terry Barr
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I write about music, culture, food, and my Alabama past in The Riff, InTune, FanFare, A Cornered Gurl, Rock n”Heavy, Counter Arts, and Plethora of Pop.
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