The City of Birmingham will highlight the work of the late photographer Chris McNair with an exhibition of images he captured during the movement, including one of his late daughter Denise who was killed in the church bombing. The exhibit is on the second floor of Birmingham City Hall, located at 710 20th Street North....
The Ballard House Project, Inc. presents a community conversation with esteemed educator, advocate, and mathematician Dr. Freeman Hrabowski and members of Birmingham civil rights families. Hear stories and collective cultural memories of courage, fortitude, and determination from those who were there and what helped them to stand strong.
This year the City of Birmingham commemorates sixty years since the Birmingham campaign for civil and human rights. As a part of the commemorative events, The Historic Bethel Baptist Church Community Restoration Fund of Birmingham, Alabama, is pleased to announce its conference on individual and community healing. What happened here in 1963 changed not only the...
The Birmingham Museum of Art will present the highly acclaimed exhibition Dawoud Bey: The Birmingham Project. Opening its doors to the public on September 14, this poignant exhibition consists of a series of diptychs by renowned photographer Dawoud Bey that pays homage to the legacy of the tragic event while celebrating the resilience and strength of...
The Morgan Project is honored to join in the commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing and remembering the victims: Carole Robertson, Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, and Denise McNair. On September 14, 2023, Sidewalk Film Center and Cinema will host two screenings of 4 Little Girls - the seminal...
The Ballard House Project Presents: A Community Gathering with Eddie Glaude, Ph.D. "Cultural & Historical Insight for Birmingham's Path To Reconciliation" In remembrance of the events of 1963, the Birmingham community engages in critical, intergenerational dialogue & thoughtful action, opening the door to repair, heal and unify, reconciling historical truths with mutual respect. Dr. Eddie...
With the theme of “Looking 60 years forging Justice for a Better World,” the historic Sixteenth Street Baptist Church will commemorate the 60th year anniversary of the church bombing on Friday, Sept. 15 at 9:30 a.m. The morning will feature a litany and reflection, music by the Carlton Reese Memorial and Miles College choirs; words from Minister for...
As part of the Human Rights New Works Festival, the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church joins Red Mountain Theatre for a reading of Christina Ham’s Four Little Girls: Birmingham 1963. The one-act play brings joy, life, and music to the story of Denise, Carole, Cynthia, and Addie Mae, innocent children living in a divided country. Sunday,...
