BIRMINGHAM CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVITY

On March 5, we traveled to Birmingham, hub of the Civil Rights movement in the South, to learn about this important chapter in US history.  We started with a program at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, site of a KKK bombing that killed 4 black girls in September,1963, during the peak of the Civil Rights movement. Next, we toured the Civil Rights Institute, a museum focusing on the Civil Rights movement in Alabama, followed by a visit to Kelly Ingram Park, a site commemorating the flourishing black community in Birmingham during this tumultuous time. The day ended with a visit to Vulcan Park for a panoramic view of the historic city.