Fountain Heights in Birmingham in Jefferson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

Destination

— Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —

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Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 5, 2021

1. Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Marker

Inscription.
Built 1992, 520 16th St. N.
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute contains permanent exhibitions and photo galleries, offering visitors a self-directed journey through the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s to the human rights struggles of today. BCRI believes that telling the stories and lessons learned from the past is crucial to understanding not only African-American history, but American history in the larger context of world history. Its mission is to promote civil and human rights worldwide through education. The Institute's dome reflects that of the Sixteenth-Street Baptist Church across the avenue.

"To promote civil and human rights world-wide through education."

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Mission Statement.

Lesson C1: Research J. Maxwell Bond, the prominent African-American architect who designed the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

Erected by the Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail. (Marker Number C1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education. In addition, it is included

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in the Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1992.

Location. 33° 30.996′ N, 86° 48.859′ W. Marker is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County. It is in Fountain Heights. It is at the intersection of 6th Avenue North and 16th Street North, on the left when traveling west on 6th Avenue North. Located at the NW corner of Kelly Ingram Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1601 6th Ave N, Birmingham AL 35203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jim Crow on the Books (here, next to this marker); Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (a few steps from this marker); Don't Tread on Me (a few steps from

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 5, 2021

2. Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Marker

this marker); a different marker also named Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (a few steps from this marker); Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth (within shouting distance of this marker); Police Presence (within shouting distance of this marker); Sixteenth Street Baptist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Sixteenth Street Baptist Church and Parsonage (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Birmingham.

Regarding Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. The Civil Rights Activist Committee “Home of the Foot Soldiers“ is the Information Center for the Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 5, 2021

3. Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 498 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 5, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.