Answering the Call

Historical marker location:

Birmingham, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard and 19th Street North, on the right when traveling east on Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard.)

March Route Towards a Purposeful Life. Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail.

The first European settlement in Alabama was established in 1702 by the French at Fort Louis de la Mobile, which is now the city of Mobile. It was named after Louis XIV of France and was the capital of French Louisiana until 1711.