Tag: Birmingham Civil Rights Movement
“A lot of us when we left [Birmingham], we always had...
-Historian Horace Huntley on the passing of Frank Dukes, 92, a giant of the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement; birminghamtimes.com, Nov. 13.
The Pivotal Meetings 60 Years Ago That Helped Desegregate Birmingham AL
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
This story is part of a series of articles, “Bending Toward Justice,” focusing on the 60th anniversary of events that...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: ‘Without Birmingham’, No March on Washington
In January 1965, Playboy Magazine published Alex Haley’s interview with the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., shortly after King received the Nobel Peace...
A Look at MLK Jr.’s Nearly Two Dozen Visits to Birmingham...
By Ryan Michaels | The Birmingham Times
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Birmingham have been intertwined ever since the Civil Rights leader helped dismantle...
Shining Light on a Little Known Birmingham Civil Rights Incident
By Matt Windsor
UAB Reporter
“The dynamite had been lit, but miraculously the fuse stopped before detonation.”
Between 1955 and 1963, there were 29 bombings or attempted...
Birmingham Commemorates 59th Year Since 1963 Church Bombing
The Birmingham Times
The Sixteenth Street Baptist Church will host its annual day of remembrance on the 59thcommemoration of church bombing with a special guest speaker and...
60 Years Later, Freedom Riders Roll into Birmingham
Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
Dozens of patrons visited the parking lot of the Birmingham Public Library’s Central Branch last week to tour a...
