Photos: May 2008 Archives

Here's a sign everyone wants to see in their community.

Scenes from Beautiful Southwest Alabama. Photos by Joe Watts.

Across the United States, heritage tourism is on the rise.  To promote Alabama’s unique blend of Civil Rights history and cultural traditions, Auburn University and the Alabama Department of Tourism are teaming up to develop a Civil Rights Heritage Trail in Alabama.  The project aims to provide tourists with a rich travel experience by allowing access to Alabama’s Civil Rights sites through easy-to-follow routes and the inclusion of unique local restaurants, lodging and cultural amenities.  

The guide will go beyond well-known Civil Rights museums to include many additional sites significant in the struggle for racial equality.  Auburn University staff will work closely with the Alabama Department of Tourism to build on the Department’s current Civil Rights publication.