Martin Luther King Jr. Day carried special meaning in Birmingham as residents gathered across the city to honor the life and ...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is inviting the community to explore the institute’s historic galleries for its Juneteenth celebration. On June 19, there will be free ...
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Honoring the civil rights legacy of Claudette Colvin

When I read the news of civil rights activist Claudette Colvin passing away this month, I looked at a list of other civil rights visionaries who have died who were, like Colvin, not as well known.
This is an opinion column. It doesn’t work if this doesn’t work. A vibrant, economically thriving civil rights district in Birmingham — an opportunity that’s long overdue — doesn’t happen if its ...
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, featuring fascinating details about local, national and international rights movements, should be the first stop for any visitor to the city. Suggested Reading ...
This is an opinion column. Get my weekly newsletter, The Barbershop. Sign up here for free! Something is stirring, finally. Something is stirring the somnolence of Birmingham’s Civil Rights District.
Alabama civil rights survivor, Sarah Collins Rudolph, spoke to Monrovia Elementary School students, recounting her ...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 1963 (UPI)-President Kennedy asked Congress Thursday for a series of new laws to protect Negroes from "the cruel disease of discrimination" in voting, schooling, and other walks ...