Tag: civil rights
MLK, Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth and the Private Meetings That Helped Transform...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
What began as a three-day retreat and planning session called by Martin Luther King Jr. in September 1962 helped lead...
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate...
-Dr. Martin Luther King, whose birthday is being commemorated on January 15.
MLK Day 2024: Events Happening in Birmingham AL
Compiled by birminghamal.gov
As the nation prepares to celebrate Martin Luther King Day on Monday, January 15, here is a listing of events in Birmingham...
Milestones of the Movement: Closing Out 2023 With a Timeline of...
The Birmingham Times
Many events shaped 1963 into a transformative year for Birmingham. Here are some milestones 60 years later as 2023 comes to a...
“He was the epitome of greatness. Somebody might ask, ‘Why do...
-Dr. Jonathan McPherson, Sr. pastor St. John Baptist Church, Edgewater, who delivered the eulogy for Civil Rights icon Frank Dukes; birminghamtimes.com, Nov. 20.
‘The Epitome of Greatness’: Rev. Frank Dukes, Civil Rights Icon, Eulogized...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
The Rev. Frank Dukes, a legend of the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement whose Selective Buying Campaign helped dismantle segregation in...
New Visitor’s Center to Open Next to Birmingham’s Historic 16th Street...
By Pat Byington
bhamnow.com
The city of Birmingham’s Design Review Committee this week approved the design of a new 16th Street Baptist Church Multi-Purpose Visitor and Educational Center...
Rosa Parks Among Famous Alabama Women Celebrated on New Mural Unveiled...
BY PAT BYINGTON
bhamnow.com
Main Street, Inc. unveiled this week their new interactive mural called Steel Magnolias.
The mural—which spans 260 feet in width and 20 feet in height—features...
Frank Dukes, Influential Leader of the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement, Dies...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
The Rev. Frank Dukes, an influential Birmingham Civil Rights Movement leader and President of Miles College's trailblazing student body in...
Leroy Stover, Birmingham’s First Black Police Officer, Dies at 90
Associated Press
The City of Birmingham’s first Black police officer, Leroy Stover, has died. He was 90.
Birmingham Police on Friday posted about Stover’s death on...
