The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote some of his most enduring words behind bars. From a Birmingham, Alabama, jail cell in 1963, on smuggled bits of paper, he wrote a legendary essay that still lands ...

Roginsky apparently confused the tactics of then-Birmingham Public Safety Commissioner Bull Connor, who used fire hoses and ...

When I read the news of civil rights activist Claudette Colvin passing away this month, I looked at a list of other civil ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day carried special meaning in Birmingham as residents gathered across the city to honor the life and ...

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute leaders and volunteers are preparing for one of their biggest events of the year, Martin ...

In 1963, during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and his colleagues at the Southern ...

This is an opinion column. It doesn’t work if this doesn’t work. A vibrant, economically thriving civil rights district in Birmingham — an opportunity that’s long overdue — doesn’t happen if its ...

Originally published Jan. 19, 2023. For a Google doc of this lesson, click here. (Note: You will need to make a copy of the Google doc to edit it.) In this lesson, students will b ...

Central Alabama MLK Day events honor service, legacy, and communityMartin Luther King Jr. Day is observed across Central ...

Life of civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin honored by loved ones ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is inviting the community to explore the institute’s historic galleries for its Juneteenth celebration. On June 19, there will be free ...