Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is a comprehensive museum and educational center in Birmingham, Alabama, that depicts the events and actions of the 1963 Birmingham campaign, its Children's Crusade, and others of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: museum and archive in Birmingham, Alabama
- Also known as: “BCRI” and “Bham Civil Rights Institute”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include 16th Street Baptist Church and Kelly Ingram Park.
16th Street Baptist Church
Church
The 16th Street Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. In 1963, the church was bombed by Ku Klux Klan members. The bombing killed four young girls in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement.
Kelly Ingram Park
Park
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Kelly Ingram Park, formerly West Park, is a 4 acres park located in Birmingham, Alabama. It is bounded by 16th and 17th Streets and 5th and 6th Avenues North in the Birmingham Civil Rights District.
Alabama Penny Savings Bank
Heritage site
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The Alabama Penny Savings Bank is a historic building built in 1913 at 310 18th Street North in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The building has also been known as the Pythian Temple. Alabama Penny Savings Bank is situated 1,400 feet east of Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birmingham and Elyton.
Birmingham
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Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama, and its cultural and economic nucleus. While it's best remembered as the site of protest, bombings, and other racial tumult during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, visitors to the Birmingham of today will find a pleasant green city of ridges, valleys, attractive views, and friendly, hospitable people.
Elyton
Hamlet
Elyton, Alabama, was the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama from 1821 to 1873. It was the county's second seat, after Carrollsville. In 1873 the courthouse was moved to Birmingham. Elyton is situated 2 miles southwest of Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
Avondale
Neighborhood
Avondale was a company town built around the Avondale Mills east of Birmingham, Alabama in Jefferson County. The town was incorporated on March 18, 1887. Avondale is situated 2 miles east of Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
- Category: African-American museum
- Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Slovenian—“Birmingham Civil Rights Institute” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “バーミンガム公民権研究所”
- Slovenian: “BCRI”
- Slovenian: “Birmingham Civil Rights Institute”
- Slovenian: “Inštitut za državljanske pravice v Birminghamu”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fourth Avenue Historic District and Downtown Birmingham Retail and Theatre Historic District.
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