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Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

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The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, at 520 16th St N in Birmingham Alabama, is across the street from Kelly Ingram park and 16th Street Baptist Church.  The Institute is part of the Civil Rights National Monument and affiliated with the Smithsonian.  It is a cultural educational and research center sharing the civil rights movement significance in Birmingham.  Your visit will start with a short movie that explains the history of Birmingham and its Jim Crow segregation.  The exhibits walk the visitor from the segregation days through the civil rights protests and Martin Luther King Jr.  I recommend visiting this museum.  It was very educational and moving.  I give a special thank you to Athena Richardson and Wayne Coleman for all of their help and expertise. Here are some pictures of the Institute and surrounding area.

The 16th Street Baptist Church. The place where four young girls lost their lives in a bombing.
White class room in the 50’s with more resources than in Black class rooms.
Black class room in the 50’s.

Freedom ride route that matches the Amtrak train route we took south, by the way.
Example of the water canons that were used on the school children protesting in the park.
“I aint afraid your your jail”
Fending off the water canons.
Finnally caught the person responsible for the bombing.
The police putting the dogs on the protestors.