TEACHING TOLERANCEADVISORY BOARD MEETINGJULY 2015

TE ACHING TOLER AN CE STAF F“Counsel woven into the fabric of real life is wisdom.”— Walter Benjamin

The Teaching Tolerance staff would like to welcome you to thecapital of Alabama, the offices of the Southern Poverty Law Centerand the birthplace of civil rights, Montgomery.
Thank you for taking the journey. Members of the Advisory Board
are not simply devoted to social justice; they teach, counsel andcare for K-12 students in schools across the nation every day. We
hope this meeting will be the beginning of a deep and rewarding
collaboration between Teaching Tolerance and its Advisory Board.
The advice you give us during this meeting and throughout the year
will be invaluable. With your help, Teaching Tolerance will continue
to produce materials that meet our mission of reducing prejudice,
improving intergroup relations and supporting equitable school
experiences for our nation’s children.
As we engage in this important work, let’s keep our students close inmind. They are the ones we serve.

Contents
Welcome1

Teaching Tolerance Staff

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Advisory Board Meeting Goals

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Agenda10Advisory Board Members

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Historic Montgomery

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Map of Downtown Montgomery

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TE ACHING TOLER AN CE STAF FADRIENNE VAN DER VALKManaging Editor

Adrienne has an extensive background in social
work, social science research and journalism. She
enjoys organizing for social change both in andoutside of work, and is particularly interested
in equity issues surrounding girls and young
women. Adrienne holds master’s degrees inpolitical science and journalism.

SARA WICHT

Senior Manager, Teaching and Learning

MAUREEN COSTELLO

Teaching Tolerance, Director

Maureen leads the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Teaching Tolerance
project, one of the nation’s leading providers of anti-bias education
resources. She oversees all aspects of the project, including the awardwinning Teaching Tolerance magazine, the development of multimedia
teaching kits, professional development resources and special projects.
Before joining the SPLC, Maureen oversaw development of the 2010
Census in Schools program for Scholastic Inc. in partnership with the
U.S. Census Bureau. For eight years she directed Newsweek’s education
program, which was dedicated to engaging high school and college
students in public issues. She served as academic dean at Notre Dame
Academy High School in Staten Island, New York, where she also taught
history and economics. As a teacher, she worked with both the Advanced
Placement Program and the New York State Regents on assessmentrelated projects. She is a graduate of the New School University and the
New York University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

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Sara has 20 years’ experience as a classroom
teacher, literacy coach, curriculum writer andteacher trainer in the United States and Brazil.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in English, asecondary education endorsement and master’sof education degree in language and literacy.

JARAH BOTELLOMONITA K. BELL

Teaching and Learning Specialist

Writer/Associate Editor

Before joining Teaching Tolerance, Jarah
taught English and drama at Southside HighSchool and Concordia College Alabama, both inSelma, Alabama. With a heart for social justiceand equity, Jarah used her artistic talents to cofound Random Acts of Theatre Co., a nonprofit
theater company focused on equality and youth
mentoring. She also serves as its program director.

Monita taught composition and literature
courses at Auburn University and Alabama
State University before joining Teaching
Tolerance. She has also worked as an online
writing tutor. Monita is passionate about helping
young people to see their own inherent value
as well as the inherent value in others. She is
the author of Getting Hair “Fixed”: Black Power,
Transvaluation, and Hair Politics.

JUNE CARA CHRISTIAN

Teaching and Learning Specialist
June has 13 years’ experience as a classroom
teacher, anti-bias trainer and qualitative
researcher studying the impacts of educational
practices and policies on students of color. She
holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English,
a master’s degree in education and a doctorate ineducational leadership and policy.

MARGARET SASSER
Fellow

Margaret is a two-time graduate of the Universityof Alabama, where she obtained a master’s degreein American studies in 2014 and a bachelor’s
degree in interdisciplinary studies in 2012. She
joined Teaching Tolerance as an intern and is now
integral to the development and maintenance of
Perspectives for a Diverse America in her role as
the Teaching Tolerance fellow.

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MAYA LINDBERG

Writer/Associate Editor
Maya is a graduate of Macalester College andworked at Brown University’s The Choices
Program before coming to Teaching Tolerance.
She is an award-winning curriculum editor anda dedicated crusader for social justice in multiple
areas.

SCOTT MCDANIELCECILE JONESNew Media Technical Lead

Administrative Assistant

Scott has been in the computer industry for over
20 years. He has worked with some of the largest
companies in the world and has been involvedin the education field for over a decade. He is
deeply committed to human rights and helping
to make the world a better place through the useof technology.

Cecile joined Teaching Tolerance in August
2014, bringing with her extensive experience incustomer service and administration. Before
coming to Teaching Tolerance, she worked in
Hope Hull, Alabama, at VT Miltope as a productsupport coordinator and as an administrative
assistant at Northside Hospital in Atlanta,
Georgia. Here at Teaching Tolerance she provides
support to the entire team, helping with any
administrative duties, and providing customer
service support via phone and email.

JOANNA WILLIAMSNew Media Associate

Joanna is a 2014 graduate of Western Kentucky
University, where she was the spring 2014 editorof the College Heights Herald. She originallyjoined Teaching Tolerance as an intern andis now the primary force behind TT’s social
media presence.

STEFFANY MOYER

Program Coordinator

Steffany is the program coordinator at Teaching
Tolerance. She has previously worked in
Teaching Tolerance as a research fellow. She
has also worked as a teacher. Steffany studied
English and social science at the University ofMontevallo, and education at Auburn University
in Montgomery.

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RACHEL BUCHANInternRachel recently graduated from BirminghamSouthern College with a double major in religion
and psychology. She plans to relocate to Turkey toteach English in fall 2015 as a Fulbright scholar.

A DVIS ORY BOAR D M EETING GOA L S

The purpose of the Advisory Board is to help Teaching Tolerance
stay rooted in the real experiences and diverse perspectives ofschool communities across the country. Advisors contribute to
the mission of Teaching Tolerance by responding to and giving
feedback on content, sharing expertise and practice, and helping
program staff anticipate important trends and changes in thefield. As members of this select group of educators, Advisors growprofessionally through networking with Board colleagues, byparticipating in the development of content and through their roleas ambassadors for the Teaching Tolerance mission.

A DV I S O RY B OA R D MEET I N G G OA LS

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and establish expectations andworking procedures.
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SPLC staff to hear directly frompractitioners about how materials
are used and what educators need.
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TH URS DAY, JULY 9

F R IDAY, JU LY 1 0

8:00 – 8:15 am

Security Briefing

SPLC Lobby
1st Floor

8:15 – 9:15 am

Each One Teach One and Breakfast

SPLC DiningRoom
1st Floor

Roles and Responsibilities

CRMC
Classroom

9:15 – 10:00 am
10:00 – 10:15 am

Break

10:15 – 11:00 am

Teaching Tolerance Overview

CRMC
Classroom

8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Meeting

SPLC DiningRoom
1st Floor

8:30 – 9:30 am

Breakfast

SPLC DiningRoom
1st Floor

9:30 – 11:00 am

The Appendix D Tool

CRMCClassroom

11:00 AM – 11:15 am

Break

11:15 AM – 12:00 pm

Mix It Up at Lunch Day

CRMCClassroom

12:00 – 1:00 pm

Lunch

CommerceCafe

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

CRMC Tour

CRMC

12:00 – 1:00 pm

Lunch

CommerceCafe

1:00 – 2:30 pm

How Does Teaching Tolerance UseSocial Media?

CRMC
Classroom

1:00 – 2:30 pm

Life-Cycle of a Feature Story and How CRMC
the TTAB Can HelpClassroom

2:30 – 2:45 pm

Break

2:30 – 2:45 pm

Break

2:45 – 4:00 pm

Speed Dating with TT Assets

CRMC
Classroom

2:45 - 4:15 pm

Teaching Tolerance Ambassadors:
Bringing it Home

CRMC
Classroom

6:30 – 9:30 pm

DinnerRailyard
Brewing Co.,
Downtown
Montgomery

4:15 - 5:00 pm

Debrief

CRMC
Classroom

7:00 - 10:00 pm

DinnerJubilee,
Historic
Cloverdale

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DALE ALLENDER

Sacramento, CA // dale.allender@csus.edu
California State University, Sacramento
Dale is an assistant professor at California State University, Sacramento,and has been an educator for over 20 years. In addition to his teacher
preparation work, Dale does mentoring and enrichment projects with K-12
students in Buffalo, Minneapolis, Oakland, Berkeley and Sacramento. He
also directs the National Council of Teachers of English’s West Coast
office and has been an advisor to Arte Publico Press, Texas Instruments,
the Center for Black Literature, the Ford Foundation and the AntiDefamation League.

CARRIE GAFFNEY

Indianapolis, IN // cgaffney@msdwt.k12.in.us
Eastwood Middle School

Carrie teaches English/language arts in Indianapolis, Indiana. Since 2007,
she has been part of the leadership team for the local site of the National
Writing Project. She spends her free time volunteering as a board member
for Second Story, an Indianapolis-based literacy nonprofit that promotes
creativity in underserved populations.

SONIA GALAVIZLHISA ALMASHY

Palm Beach County, FL // lhisaalmashy15@gmail.com
Vista Park Community High School
Lhisa is a veteran ESOL teacher and trainer dedicated to empowering
people. She currently teaches at Park Vista Community High School, where
her innovative, hands-on teaching strategies have earned her local, stateand national recognition.

Boise, ID // sonia.galaviz@boiseschools.org
Garfield Elementary School
Sonia is a fifth-grade elementary teacher in Boise, Idaho. She has taught
in both the primary and intermediate grades and teaches as an adjunctfaculty for University of Phoenix and Boise State University. In 2009, she
received the honor of Idaho Woman of the Year from the Idaho Business
Review, and has also been nationally recognized for her teaching. Sonia
serves on the state board for the Idaho Education Association.

KIM ESTELLE

Huntsville, AL // kim.estelle@hsv-k12.org
Lakewood Elementary School
Kim is a bilingual elementary school teacher with 23 years of experiencein education. This past year, she organized a bilingual Spanish/English
reading night for Spanish-speaking families. This event was the first in
her district and helped Spanish-speaking families feel more involved in
the school.

“This film was amazing!! I showed it to four different
classes of 7th grade students in Wisconsin. They wereso engaged!! The students had an incredible discussion
after. One class didn’t have time to finish and kept asking
me if we could finish it until we found a day that worked.
Amazing!! I have already shared with colleagues in thesocial studies department and cannot wait to show other
Teaching Tolerance films!!”— Wisconsin Teacher.

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ALICE GARCIA

Gonzales, LA // aliceigarcia@gmail.com
East Ascension High School

Alice has 13 years of experience teaching at-risk students. Several years ago,she sought ESL certification so she could better serve the growing number ofEnglish language learners in her school. She created an ELA-based program
to make her school more inclusive to these students and to provide more
opportunities for ESL students to share their skills, stories and perspectives.

GAIL A. HEATH

Philadelphia, PA // jbutler0623@gmail.com
Will Beckley Elementary School

Gail has worked in the field of education for more than 40 years. She is amember of the school district’s E & D director’s advisory, where she assists
in planning conferences and policies. She has taught staff development andworkshop sessions on poverty and anti-bullying and also writes children’sbooks that honor diversity.

AMBER MAKAIAU

Oahu, HI // amakaiau@hawaii.edu
University of Hawai‘i

Amber is an award-winning high school educator dedicated to social
justice and culturally responsive teaching. Currently, she is the director of
curriculum and research at the University of Hawai‘i Uehiro Academy for
Philosophy and Ethics in Education.

JANE MCGOWAN

Selma, AL // rjcmcgowan@gmail.com
R.B. Hudson Middle School

Jane has worked in the field of education for 15 years and currently teaches
middle school science. She is particularly skilled at removing barriers
for students with differing abilities and working with students in poverty.
Jane is dedicated to helping her students broaden their worldviews byconnecting them to community organizations and providing them with
opportunities to meet diverse groups of people.

MICHELLE HIGGINSWalla Walla, WA // mihiggins@wwps.org
Walla Walla High School
Michelle has been a classroom teacher for 13 years. During this time,
she has participated in professional development programs for AVID,
GLAD and Literacy Firsts. She presented at the NCSS conference in St.
Louis, Missouri, and at the Washington State Social Studies Conference in
Chelan, Washington.

“This is the only educational magazine I read front toback and highlight every single time I get an issue. I
love it and have recommended it to multiple othereducators. After I am done with an issue, I leave it
out for my students to look through and read. Keepproducing such amazing educational resources—
America’s education system needs you!”— High School Teacher.

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AMY MELIK

Milwaukee, WI // amy.melik@nicolet.us
Fox Point-Bayside and Nicolet School Districts

Amy is a 14-year ELL veteran at all grade levels and currently works as
the K-12 ELL teacher and coordinator. She has been involved as an item
reviewer for both the ACCESS for ELLs Assessment and the Smarter
Balanced Assessment. Amy’s current professional development projects
include co-facilitating training for secondary special education teachersand culturally responsive practices for middle school teachers.

VERONICA MENEFEE

Parkville, MD // msvmenefee@hotmail.com
Pine Grove Middle School

Veronica is a special educator in English/language arts and social studies
at Pine Grove Middle School in Parkville, Maryland. As part of her goal topromote unity and open dialogue among students, Veronica is her school’s
Mix It Up at Lunch Day coordinator. She has also worked in her district’s
office of special education as a resource teacher for middle and high schools
and says that “helping others is [her] heart’s joy.”

AMBER NEAL
Houston, TX // amb.neal@gmail.com
Foerster Elementary School
Amber, a recent Teach for America alum, currently serves as the fifth-gradelevel chair and reading/language arts teacher at Foerster Elementary Schoolin Houston, Texas. Interested in increasing educational equity among
traditionally underserved populations, she organizes the Student Council andis also involved in the Middle School Choice Fair and voter registration drives.
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SARAH NEELY

Grosse Pointe, MI // sarah.neely@gpschools.org
Maire Elementary School
Sarah has taught for 22 years and is a founding member of her school’s
diversity committee. She offers workshops to help her colleagues become
more culturally responsive teachers and is part of a task force that iscreating a policy for responding to hateful language. Sarah currently
teaches second grade.

LOIS PARKER-HENNION
Orangeburg, NY // lparkerhennion@socsd.org
Tappan Zee High School
Lois has been a library media specialist at Tappan Zee High School in
Orangeburg, New York, for 20 years. She is also the co-advisor of the Social
Justice Club, the teacher leader of project-based learning in her district andbuilding, a Tri-States Performance Assistance Design Initiative participant
and a Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources coach.

“The greatest contribution of Perspectives for a Diverse
America—and there are many—is the range of available
resources. Teaching Tolerance and its partners haveensured a wide variety of entry points for every gradelevel, every subject area, every level of equity and social
justice sophistication. … Perspectives for a Diverse
America is serious and engaging equity curricula, wellvetted and masterfully organized. This is not yourparents’ Teaching Tolerance.”— Paul C. Gorski, EdChange founder and associate
professor at George Mason University.

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DAVID PASCHALL

Austin, TX // dpaschall52@gmail.com
The Learning Center at Westlake High School
David is in his 33rd year of teaching, the majority of which he spent inalternative high schools. He has also worked with World Neighbors, Inc. as
an editor for instructional materials used in villages around the world andas a producer of instructional videos.

DONNA SAIDE

Gahanna, OH // donna_saide@columbusacademy.org
Columbus Academy Elementary School
Donna—an educator with 25 years’ experience—is a second-grade teacher,diversity coordinator and S.E.E.D. Facilitator at Columbus Academy
Elementary School in Gahanna, Ohio. She has been on numerous schoolcommittees related to professional development and diversity and has
been a teacher presenter on such topics as neurological research and its
effect on education.

CELESTE PAYNE

West Chester, PA // celeste.payne@westtown.edu
Westtown School

Celeste has more than 21 years of experience in the education field and has
just completed her 15th year as a classroom teacher. She currently serves
on her school’s multicultural board and is the school’s representative on
the Philadelphia Multicultural Resource Center Board.

ROBERT SAUTTERSan Francisco, CA // robertpatricksautter@gmail.com
Leonard R. Flynn Elementary School
Earlier in his career, Robert did several years of peace-building workin Bosnia and Kosovo, an experience that led him to pursue work as anelementary educator. He currently teaches kindergarten and has beennationally recognized for his innovation and culturally responsive practice.

DEMEA RICHARDS-SCOTT

Bolingbrook, IL // richards-scottdm@vvsd.org
Bolingbrook High School
Demea served a diverse group of students as a school counselor in oneof the largest middle schools in Illinois, and recently transitioned into arole at Bolingbrook High School. She is a member of the American SchoolCounseling Association and a veteran of the Teaching Tolerance Advisory
Board.

“I would like for you to know how valuable your service
is to classroom teachers as well as people who workwith the community. Teaching Tolerance is an uniqueperiodical, which I wish more teachers would takeadvantage of for their classroom. We still have many
issues that are not being addressed in the classroom,
which make the school experience a negative one forsome students.”— Youth/Community Group Leader

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JOE SCHMIDTBARBIE GARAYÚA TUDRYN

Madison, WI // jjschmidt@madison.k12.wi.us
Madison Metropolitan School District

Chapel Hill, NC // bgarayuatudryn@chccs.k12.nc.us
Frank Porter Graham Bilingüe Elementary School

Joe is a social studies teacher leader in the department of curriculum
and instruction for the Madison Metropolitan School District. He
represents 50 district buildings and develops initiatives, resources andprofessional development. Professionally, he is a member of iCivics, theWisconsin Council for Social Studies and the Wisconsin Department of
Public Instruction.

Barbie is a school counselor at Frank Porter Graham Bilingüe Elementary,a dual-language school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She participatesin professional development workshops to promote PBIS, equity and theimplementation of trauma-sensitive practices for her majority-Latinoschool. Barbie also serves on the Equity Leadership Team for her district
and gives trainings on Latino equity issues at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.

KIM SIAR

Norristown, PA // goldenappletree5@gmail.com
Marshall St. Elementary School, Education for New Generations
Charter School

MICKIE WONG-LO

Chicago, IL // m-wong-lo@neiu.edu
Northeastern Illinois University

After teaching grades 6 through 8 for 22 years, Kim recently transitioned toa first-grade classroom at a charter school she helped found. Known as anambassador for peace in her district, Kim is also a pranic healing instructor
and certified to teach meditation, mindfulness and other energy-based
modalities for well-being.

Mickie is an assistant professor in the department of education at
Northeastern Illinois University and the director of the Undergraduate
Learning Behavior Specialist I Program. As a faculty member at a Hispanic
Serving Institution (HSI), she promotes access through her teachingpractices and focuses on the impact of culturally and linguistically diverse
learners. Mickie is also the faculty sponsor for the Student Council ofExceptional Children.
“YOU COULD SEE THAT THE FIRST BLAST OF WATER DISPERSED THE
CROWDS, BUT WHEN THE WATER SUBSIDED, THERE WERE TEN KIDSSTILL STANDING. AND THEY WERE SINGING ONE WORD: ‘FREEDOM.’”SCOTT THOMAS

Eagan, MN // scott.thomas@district196.org
Glacier Hills Elementary School of Arts and Science
Scott Thomas is the principal of Glacier Hills Elementary School of Arts
and Science in Eagan, Minnesota. He was formerly the integration andeducation equity coordinator for his district and the executive director ofMagnet Schools of America. He has served as co-chair of the Minnesota
Integration Task Force and has a passion for promoting racial andsocioeconomic diversity in schools.
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“BECAUSE OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED,WE CAN SAY, FROM THE DEPTHS OF OUR HEARTS
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hotdog with everything on
it. Instead of serving me,
they called the police.”“What really surprised us
was, Kennedy came on
television and addressed thenation and said, this is theend of segregation.”“A lot of people thought
the kids were going to gethurt. The reality of it was,we were going to get hurt
if we didn’t do something.”

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Alabama Department of Archives and History

First Baptist Church, Ripley Street

Alabama State CapitolFirst White House of the Confederacy

Civil Rights Movement, 19th century and Native
American exhibits.
624 Washington Avenue (334) 242-4435
Monday-Saturday: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Closed Sundays

Jefferson Davis was sworn in here as president of theConfederacy, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speechconcluded the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery Voting
Rights March.
600 Dexter Avenue (334) 242-3935
Monday-Saturday: 9 am to 4 pm
Closed Sundays

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church

Dr. King served as pastor here from 1954 to 1960.
The church was also a main meeting place during theMontgomery Bus Boycott.
454 Dexter Avenue (334) 263-3970
Tuesday-Friday: 10 am to 4 pm
Saturday: 10 am to 2 pm
Admission: By reservation only

Dexter Parsonage Museum

Dr. King’s family home, bombed in 1956. Tours offered
every 30 minutes.
315 South Jackson Street (334) 261-3270
Tuesday-Friday: 10 am to 4 pm
Saturday: 10 am to 2 pm
Closed Sundays
Admission: By reservation only

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Ralph Abernathy served as pastor during the bombing
and 1961 “Siege of First Baptist.”
347 North Ripley Street (334) 264-6921
Admission: By reservation only

Confederate President Jefferson Davis’ home while
Montgomery served as the capital of the Confederacy.
644 Washington Avenue (334) 242-1861
Monday-Friday: 8 am to 4:30 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 9 am to 4 pm

Freedom Rides Museum

The historic Greyhound Bus Station is the site ofa violent attack on civil rights activists by a mob ofwhite protestors in 1961.
210 South Court Street (334) 242-3188
Friday and Saturday: Noon to 4 pm
Admission: $5

Historic Dexter Avenue

Dexter Avenue stretches a mere six blocks, but
its historical significance spans centuries of racial
injustice. At its west end, Court Street Fountainstands where enslaved people were once auctioned.
In 1861, Dexter Avenue was the parade route forthe inauguration of Jefferson Davis. A century later,
Dr. King led civil rights marchers to the steps of thestate capitol building to conclude the Selma-toMontgomery Voting Rights March.

Rosa Parks Museum and Library

See how the Montgomery Bus Boycott began.
252 Montgomery Street (334) 241-8615
Monday-Friday: 9 am to 4:30 pm
Saturday: 9 am to 2:30 pm
Admission: $7.50

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Civil Rights Memorial Center D4 400 Washington Avenue
Southern Poverty Law Center D4 403 Washington Avenue

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Hampton Inn and Suites Downtown B2
100 Commerce Street (334) 265-1010|

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Alabama Department ofArchives and History E5
Alabama State Capitol E3
Dexter Avenue King
Memorial Baptist Church D4
Dexter Parsonage Museum F6First Baptist Church, Ripley
Street E1
First White House of theConfederacy E4
Freedom Rides Museum B5
Historic Dexter Avenue C4-D3
Rosa Parks Museum andLibrary B4RESTAURANTS$ $5-10 B Breakfast$$ $10-20 L Lunch$$$ $20-30 D Dinner
1 The Bullet B2
210 Tallapoosa St
Food Truck $ L
2 Central B2
129 Coosa Street(334) 517-1155$$$ L D Late Night Bar
3 Chris’ Hot Dogs C4
138 Dexter Avenue(334) 265-6850(Closed Sun.) $ L D
4 Cool Beans at the Cafe
D’art B4
115 Montgomery Street(334) 269-3302(Closed Sat. and Sun.) $$ B L
5 Cucos Mexican Cafe B2
72 Dexter Avenue(334) 832-0081 $ L D

6 Dreamland Bar-B-Que B2
101 Tallapoosa Street(334) 273-7427 $ L D

MONTGOMERYWORSHIP SERVICES

7 The House at RenaissanceMontgomery Hotel B2
201 Tallapoosa Street(334) 481-5166 $$ B L D

1 Dexter Avenue United
Methodist Church D3
301 Dexter Avenue(334) 263-0549
Sunday: 10:55 am

8 Irish Bred Pub C4
78 Dexter Ave(334) 834-7559$ L D Late Night Bar(334) 481-5166 $$ B L D
9 Jalapeños B2
130 Commerce Street(334) 262-4939 $ L D
10 JimmyJohns B2
130 Commerce Street(334) 676-3803 $ L D
11 Lek’s Railroad Thai atUnion Station A2
300 Water Street(334) 269-0708(Closed Sun.) $$ L D
12 Railyard Brewing Co. B1
12 W. Jefferson St.
(334) 262-0080 $$ B L
13 Smoothies-N-Things
Cafe C5
109 South Court Street(334) 241-0770 $ B L

Asterisk* indicates historic church

2 First Baptist Church,
Perry Street C5305 South Perry Street(334) 262-2273
Sunday: 8:30 am, 11 am
3 St. John’s Episcopal
Church* C2
113 Madison Avenue(334) 262-1937
Sunday: 7:30 am, 10:30 am
4 St. Peter’s Catholic
Church C5
219 Adams Avenue(334) 262-8747
Sunday: 7 am, 10:30 am,
12:30 p.m. (Spanish service)
5 Temple Beth Or(NOT PICTURED)
2246 Narrow Lane Road(334) 262-3314
Friday: 6 pm

14 Sa Za Serious Italian
Food B2
130 Commerce Street(334) 279-7437 $$ L D

6 Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship of Montgomery(NOT PICTURED)2810 Atlanta Highway(334) 279-9517
Sunday: 10 am

15 Wasabi B2
117 Coosa St(334) 517-1555 $$ L D

Dexter Avenue King
Memorial Baptist Church* D4
Sunday: 10:30 am

16 Wintzell’s Oyster
House B3
105 Commerce Street(334) 262-4257 $ L D

First Baptist Church,
Ripley Street* E1
Sunday: 10 am

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NIGHTLIFE
1 AlleyBAR B2
Trendy downtown bar
166 Commerce Street(334) 387-3333
2 AviatorBAR B2
Aviation-themed bar
166 Commerce Street(334) 284-2867
3 Club 322 C1
LGBT dance club and bar
322 North Lawrence Street(334) 263-4322
4 The Exchange Bar B2
Live music every night
201 Tallapoosa Street(334) 481-5165
5 Irish Bred Pub C4
A popular downtown bar
78 Dexter Ave(334) 834-7559
6 La Salle Bleu B3
Jazz lounge
82 Commerce Street(334) 265-2069

7 SandBAR B1
Beach-themed, open-air bar
355 Coosa Street(334) 387-3333
8 Sous La Terre B3
After-hours jazz lounge
82 Commerce Street(334) 265-2069
Door opens at midnight,
music begins at 1 am

ATTRACTIONS
1 Hank Williams Museum B2
118 Commerce Street(334) 262-3600
Friday: 9 am to 4:30 pm
Saturday: 10 am to 4 pm
Sunday: 1 pm to 4 pm
Admission is $8 for adults.
2 Historic Union Station,
Montgomery Visitor
Center A2
300 Water Street(334) 262-0013

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