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Birmingham, Alabama has seen many historic milestones since its founding in 1871, including the establishment of the first Black-owned bank in Alabama, the opening of the first Black-owned and ...

Deborah Bowie, the new president and CEO of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, returns to Birmingham, emphasizing the importance of modernization and the institute's role in preserving history.

In honor of Black History Month, we’re shining a light on four remarkable women whose contributions to Birmingham’s history resonate to this day. From one of the earliest advocates for Black youth in ...

On Tuesday night, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute kicked off its 18th Legacy Youth Leadership Program, an effort to transform Birmingham’s civil rights history into a ...

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.

Birmingham civil rights leader Bishop Calvin Woods Sr., the longtime pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church in Norwood who marched with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth during ...

“Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear-drenched communities, and in some not too distant ...