In the 1960s, Birmingham, Alabama, was one of the most segregated places in the United States. In 1963, civil rights leaders Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. organized nonviolent ...

The act prohibits the sale of all federally owned landmarks listed on the national register of historic places.

Proposed moves by President Donald Trump’s administration to sell federal assets and cut National Park Service staff raise questions locally about the future of a centerpiece civil rights landmark in ...

Nikki Carter and her son, Simeon, get ready for his graduation from Demopolis High School on May 19, 2023, in Demopolis, ...

Birdie Mae Davis’ name is synonymous with a decades-long legal fight to desegregate one of Alabama’s largest public school ...

To learn more about Birmingham's role in the civil rights movement ... The park is also home to the Four Spirits statues, which honor the four African American girls killed in the bombing of ...

Journal Downtown Selma on March 6, 1965 was a typically busy Saturday, so shoppers didn’t pay much attention to a group of ...

his first on civil rights. The message hailed the Administration's non-legislative accomplishments in the past two years. More troopers into Birmingham as race protests continue BIRMINGHAM ...

his first on civil rights. The message hailed the Administration's non-legislative accomplishments in the past two years. More troopers into Birmingham as race protests continue BIRMINGHAM ...

The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute presents the moving story of the city's role in the civil rights movement, focusing not just on the past, but also on the continuing international struggle ...