BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A major $4 million investment from the National Park Service will transform the 1954 wing of the A.G. Gaston Motel in Birmingham.
The historic Civil Rights landmark will temporarily close its doors for renovation starting May 9.
The A.G. Gaston Motel is a key site in the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument and played a central role during the 1963 Birmingham Campaign. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other Civil Rights leaders used the motel to plan key strategies during the movement…