Birmingham Civil Rights

U.S. National Park Service

The Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument is a United States National Monument in Birmingham, Alabama established in 2017 to preserve and commemorate the work of the Civil Rights Movement.

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The sign designating the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument was unveiled Saturday afternoon during a dedication ceremony.

In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

President Obama has established the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument on the eve of MLK Day

In the 1960s, Birmingham, Alabama, was one of the most segregated places in the United States. In 1963, civil rights leaders Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. organized nonviolent protests in the city to take a stand against race-based injustice. Day after day, hundreds of marchers took to the streets, including hundreds of school-aged youth. These nonviolent protesters suffered brutal mistreatment at the hands of police and other city officials, gaining national attention and eventually winning major concessions in the fight for equal rights.

Historians talk about the Birmingham Civil Rights Monument as part of the larger story of civil rights in the 1950s and '60s.

The National Park Service is dedicating a site consisting of four city blocks plus one outlying landmark.

On April 15, 2017, the National Trust, the National Park Service, and our local partners are celebrating the creation of the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument.

The A.G. Gaston Motel has been empty for decades. In the coming years, organizers say it will become the central piece of the Civil Rights National Monument created in Birmingham by President Barack Obama during his final days in office.The motel is owned

Where: Birmingham, Alabama What: Historic sites totaling about 0.9 acre in downtown Birmingham, including the site of a deadly 1963 church bombin