The historical marker commemorates the former pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Birmingham during the civil rights ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 5 ... Backers pleased with Washington civil rights march WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 1963 (UPI) - The greatest civil rights march in U.S. history, hailed as a huge success by ...

Today, I think people of this generation just march because they were told ... Chairwoman of the Birmingham Civil Rights Activist Committee “Foot Soldiers Headquarters” downtown.

King was jailed for contempt of court after the Good Friday march, spending eight days ... Still, her defense of the Birmingham civil rights campaign is now barely remembered.

The first civil rights march, in April 1963, ended with Dr King and other leaders of the march being arrested and put in prison. While in prison, King wrote ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail ...

To learn more about Birmingham's role in the civil rights movement, plan a visit to the Civil Rights District. This six-block area in downtown Birmingham encompasses several historic sites ...

Negro protest march directed at churches BIRMINGHAM, Ala ... today in an attempt to head off another outbreak of civil rights demonstrations.The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., leaders of the ...

The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute presents the moving story of the city's role in the civil rights movement, focusing not just on the past, but also on the continuing international struggle ...

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 ...