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The Safe House Black History Museum at Greensboro, AL

On the night of March 21, 1968, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. sought refuge from the Ku Klux Klan inside a small, shotgun-style home in the depot neighb …

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White-Morrisette House at Newbern, AL (completed 1890, currently the headquarters of Auburn Rural Studio)

This beautiful two-story Victorian-style home was completed in 1890 by Robert Allen White, a prominent merchant and banker in Newbern. It has Victoria …

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Welcome to rural southwest Alabama. This website is dedicated to twelve counties located in rural southwest Alabama which includes a large portion of Alabama’s Black Belt area. This region is known for its rich and diverse heritage, historic homes and churches, and natural beauty. This website contains details about historic and interesting places that you will find in this area of Alabama.

PLEASE NOTE THAT MOST OF THE HOMES INCLUDED ARE PRIVATE RESIDENCES AND, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ARE DRIVE BY ONLY.

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The Safe House Black History Museum at Greensboro, AL

White-Morrisette House at Newbern, AL (completed 1890, currently the headquarters of Auburn Rural Studio)

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