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

He told WVTM 13 in a past interview that he founded "The Birmingham Times" in the same year as the Civil Rights Act as a way to "to record Black history from a positive standpoint." ...

Charles Person was just 18 when he volunteered to join the Freedom Riders, who faced violent racism on their journey to ...

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 ...

An Orangeburg-based nonprofit organization is seeking to highlight the city's role in the civil rights movement through a ...

One of Birmingham, Alabama's renowned entrepreneurs and civil rights icons turned 100 Friday. Video above: Full interview with Dr. Jesse Lewis from 2021 Dr. Jesse Lewis served under General George ...

Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100, spent his life intertwined with America’s and the world’s enduring legacy of ...

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 ...

From barbecue to blues music, Alabama showcases how diverse the culture and landscape of the American South can be. Follow in the footsteps of the Civil Rights Movement, tune into jazz history and ...

Carter eventually declared that he was no longer a Southern Baptist and threw his support behind a competing movement of ... a breakfast at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.