The Birmingham metro area is full of great, family-friendly events. Check out these special sites around town during Black History Month.
The Birmingham Civil Rights District
An area of blocks in Downtown Birmingham where many historical and monumental Civil Rights events took place. The area includes markers, monuments, tributes, and historical facts about an important time in US History.
Kelly Ingram Park
This park was often a meeting place for many of the protests held for the Civil Rights Movement. Currently, there are a few statues and sculptures related to the movement.
Birmingham Black Barons/Rickwood Field
Professional Black baseball team centered in Birmingham from the 1920s to the 1960s. Rickwood Field is the country’s oldest baseball field.
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
The first black church in Birmingham was organized in 1873. Site of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing during the Civil Rights Movement where four little black girls were killed and many others injured.
Southern Museum of Flight
A unique museum that includes a wonderful exhibit about the Tuskegee Airmen
Originally established as a way for African American males to play baseball that served as a route to move to the national level. This museum is a collection of the League’s history.
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