Across the street, historic 16 th Street Baptist Church, a famous civil rights landmark that was bombed by Klansmen in 1963, killing four little girls.Stroll through Kelly Ingram Park where sculptures depict the reality of the police dogs and fire hoses that were turned on demonstrators who gathered here to protest segregation laws. Across the street, visit the historic 16 th Street Baptist Church, bombed by Klansmen in 1963, killing four little girls.
You will be enchanted by old and new exhibits that tell the story of a people and a movement. Start your tour at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, an interpretive museum that depicts the struggles of the American Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s. By car, Birmingham is accessible by I-65, I-20 and I-59. The airport services American, Delta, Continental, United Express, Southwest, and US Airways/America West. You can fly into Birmingham’s airport to begin this exciting tour. Alabama Destination Marketing OrganizationsĮxperience Alabama’s civil rights history.
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