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55 Quotes of Inspiration from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The Birmingham Times
As we commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King’s Day on Monday January 15 here’s a look at some of his stirring and inspiring...
‘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...
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...
Woodfin Forms Civilian-Led Review of Birmingham Police To Build Community Trust
birminghamal.gov
Mayor Randall L. Woodfin announced Tuesday the formation of a civilian-led Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) as part of an ongoing effort to build...
Birmingham’s Historic A.G. Gaston Motel Opens to the Public This Week
birminghamal.gov
On Thursday, June 29, the historic A.G. Gaston Motel in downtown Birmingham will open to the public for a free visit for a limited...
MLK Jr.’s Daughter in Birmingham Addresses ‘Proliferation of Guns’, Injustice and...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Dr. Bernice A. King, daughter of Civil Rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and head of the foundation in...
He asked to get married . . . on a weekend...
BY JE’DON HOLLOWAY-TALLEY
Special to the Birmingham Times
“You Had Me at Hello’’ highlights married couples and the love that binds them. If you would like...
Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ available for all...
By Caroline Gazzara-McKenzie
University of Alabama
It was 1963 and Birmingham was going through a racial revolution. Demonstrations and peaceful protests against the city’s strict segregation...
Jim Peppler’s Photos From the Civil Rights Movement Captured Black History...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Few have chronicled Alabama history the way Jim Peppler has.
The photographer was on the ground during the mid-1960s for the...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Notable Quotes
By Hannah Hutyra
Keepinspiring.me
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929. He was a pivotal advocate for African Americans...