Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument, National Park Service civil rights memorial in downtown Birmingham, United States.

The Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument covers about five blocks and 18.25 acres (7.39 ha) of the Birmingham Civil Rights District near downtown, administered by the National Park Service. The NPS owns only the A.G. Gaston Motel, 0.88 acres (0.36 ha) that now holds the visitor center; the 16th Street Baptist Church, Kelly Ingram Park, St. Paul United Methodist Church, the Masonic Temple Building and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute stand within the boundary as partner sites.

In April and May of 1963, civil rights leaders including Martin Luther King Jr. organized nonviolent protests against segregation from a hotel base in the city. These demonstrations drew international media attention to what was happening.

The 4th Avenue Historic District shows where Black-owned businesses and entertainment venues once thrived during segregation. Walking through this area today, you can see the buildings and streets that formed the center of community life.

The monument covers about five blocks of the 18.25-acre Birmingham Civil Rights District near downtown; the National Park Service owns only the 0.88-acre A.G. Gaston Motel site, which holds the visitor center. Partner sites such as 16th Street Baptist Church, Kelly Ingram Park and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute stand within the boundary, while Bethel Baptist Church in Collegeville lies outside it.

The monument's only National Park Service-owned land is the 0.88-acre A.G. Gaston Motel site, which now holds the visitor center. The motel served as headquarters for the 1963 Birmingham campaign led by Martin Luther King, Fred Shuttlesworth and Ralph Abernathy. A bomb damaged it that same year.