To get from Birmingham, AL, to Jasper, AL, you need to be on Interstate 20 East. Get off on the Arkadelphia Road exit (Highway 78).
The straightest shot from BHM to Jasper is on highway 78.
The QUICKEST way is to take highway 78 from Arkadelphia to Graysville, then get onto Corridor X (future interstate 22) to Jasper.
Albany. Georgia is 246 miles or Valdosta at 336 miles are your best bet.
DRIVE
The six states the Watsons traveled through on their way to Birmingham were Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama.
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i would say the best way is by areoplane
By Car, up the M42/A42.
It's around 18 hours one way, but can vary quite a bit apparently.
Google Earth estimates the half-way point as Birmingham, Alabama.
Train - fastest, or bus - cheapest.
Best way is to fly.
Robert Kennedy, as Attorney General of the United States, sent lawyers and officials to Birmingham, Alabama in the 1960s to investigate civil rights violations and ensure compliance with federal laws. Birmingham at the time was a hotspot of racial tensions and violence, and Kennedy wanted to protect the rights of African Americans and enforce desegregation efforts. Sending someone to Birmingham was a way to monitor and address the situation on the ground.
The Watsons traveled from Michigan to Alabama in the book "The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963," stopping in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee along the way.