Birmingham in Jefferson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Kelly Ingram Park
Destination
— Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 5, 2021
1. Kelly Ingram Park Marker
Built 1871 (renovated from 1979 to mid-1990s),
1601 & 1630 6th Ave. N.
Kelly Ingram Park was the main battleground in the 1963 Birmingham Campaign, dubbed “Project C" (with “C” meaning "Confrontation"). The campaign was the joint effort of the local Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights (ACMHR) and the national Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) from April - May 1963. The park was named in honor of a Birmingham firefighter who was the first American sailor killed in World War I. In the 1990s, Dr. Richard Arrington, Jr., Birmingham's first African-American mayor, redesigned the park to commemorate its civil rights significance as “A Place of Revolution, A Place of Reconciliation."
"Public spaces were often the most embattled sites of black opposition.”
Robin D. G. Kelley
Historian.
Lesson C2: Kelly Ingram Park is called a place of "Revolution and Reconciliation" How can one move beyond a violent revolution to a place of reconciliation between two opposed parties?
Erected by the Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail. (Marker Number C2.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans •
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Location. 33° 30.945′ N, 86° 48.846′ W. Marker is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County. Marker is on 16th Street North south of 6th Avenue North, on the right when traveling south. Located across street from Kelly Ingram Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Birmingham AL 35203, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Guards at the Gate (within shouting distance of this marker); Selective Buying Campaign (within shouting distance of this marker); Julius Ellsberry (within shouting distance of this marker); Black Business Plans (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Ruth J. Jackson (within shouting distance of this marker); Carrie A. Tuggle (within shouting distance of this marker); Pauline Bray Fletcher (within shouting distance of this marker); The Children's Crusade (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Birmingham.
Regarding Kelly Ingram Park. The Civil Rights Activist Committee “Home of the
Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 5, 2021
2. Kelly Ingram Park Marker
Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 5, 2021
3. Kelly Ingram Park and Marker
Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 5, 2021
4. Osmond Kelly Ingram plaque at Kelly Ingram Park.
First American sailor killed in action in World War 1.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 442 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 9, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on December 10, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
