Historical Marker
Sitting in for Lunch
Historical marker location:
Birmingham, Alabama
( Marker is on 19th Street North north of 2nd Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.)
March Route to Retail. Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail.
The first known use of the phrase "Roll Tide" was in a 1907 Birmingham News article that referred to the University of Alabama football team. The phrase became a rallying cry for Alabama football fans and is still used today.