{"id":40542,"date":"2018-04-20T14:11:46","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T21:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soulofamerica.com\/?page_id=40542"},"modified":"2020-11-09T23:31:06","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T07:31:06","slug":"birmingham-civil-rights-institute","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.soulofamerica.com\/us-cities\/birmingham\/birmingham-cultural-sites\/birmingham-civil-rights-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"Birmingham Civil Rights Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_40567\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40567\" src=\"https:\/\/soulofamerica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bir-BCRI_family_entering.jpg\" alt=\"Birmingham Civil Rights Institute\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.soulofamerica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bir-BCRI_family_entering.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.soulofamerica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bir-BCRI_family_entering-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-40567\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Group entering Birmingham Civil Rights Institute<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left:6px;margin-top:30px;\"><\/div>\n<h2 align=\"center\">Birmingham Civil Rights Institute<\/h2>\n<p>DESCRIPTION: Top-Tier History Museum<br \/>\nADMISSION: Modest fee<br \/>\nDAYS &#038; HOURS: Tue-Sat 10a-5p, Sun 1p-5p<br \/>\nADDRESS: 520 16th Street North, Birmingham, AL<br \/>\nPARKING: street only<br \/>\nPHONE: 205-328-9696<br \/>\nWEBSITE: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bcri.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.bcri.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a19G7FUgE0c\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Review<\/h3>\n<p>This museum and institute is a compelling reason for families to visit Birmingham. Born of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, it and the Memphis Civil Rights Museum, are the two best museums of their kind nationwide. Take a moment to appreciate the Civil Rights Movement contributions of Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth as recognized in a life-size bronze statue just to the right of the entryway. <\/p>\n<p>From the grand entry court, its clear that the epic scale and architecture of this institution match the magnitude of the Civil Rights Movement. Yet the museum and institute retain a human scale and integrates well with its historic surroundings. It invites you to spend all day exploring its treasures and subtleties. Contextual windows peer across the street at historic 16th Street Baptist Church and Kelly Ingram Park. Accurately described as a living institution with components that range from an Orientation Theater with an excellent introductory film, Oral History Project told by those who participated in the movement, an Archives Department of memorabilia for researchers and educators, an Education Department which produces programs for schools and the public at large, the Barriers Gallery features 14 venues portraying Birmingham life from 1920-1954. It even includes segregated streetcars. <\/p>\n<p>Confrontation Gallery features 3 venues that depict the climate of violence and intimidation part and parcel to Alabama\u2019s brand of segregation at the time. Movement Gallery features 16 venues that chronicle the history of the \u201cmodern\u201d Civil Rights Movement from 1955-1963 &#8212; there is no better gallery to capture the trials, tragedy, and triumphs resulting from the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights (ACMHR). Perhaps the greatest contribution this museum makes is to unflinchingly speak to the conscious of modern Birmingham on the path of reconciliation. It also reminds you that Birmingham has set the foundation to move forward.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"margin-left:6px;margin-top:30px;\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"Center\"><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><!-- 728x90_Google_ad --> <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 728px; height: 90px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2614878843485070\" data-ad-slot=\"1660422307\"><\/ins><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left:6px;margin-top:20px;\"><\/div>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soulofamerica.com\/blog\/top-black-museums\/\">Return to TOP BLACK MUSEUMS<\/a><\/h3>\n<div style=\"margin-left:6px;margin-top:20px;\"><\/div>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soulofamerica.com\/us-cities\/birmingham\/birmingham-cultural-sites\/\">Return to BIRMINGHAM CULTURAL SITES<\/a><\/h3>\n<div style=\"margin-left:6px;margin-top:20px;\"><\/div>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soulofamerica.com\/us-cities\/birmingham\/\">Return to BIRMINGHAM<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Birmingham Civil Rights Institute DESCRIPTION: Top-Tier History Museum ADMISSION: Modest fee DAYS &#038; HOURS: Tue-Sat 10a-5p, Sun 1p-5p ADDRESS: 520 16th Street North, Birmingham, AL PARKING: street only PHONE: 205-328-9696 WEBSITE: http:\/\/www.bcri.org Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Review This museum and institute is a compelling reason for families to visit Birmingham. 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