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

The Foot Soldiers

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, April 5, 2014

1. The Foot Soldiers Marker

Inscription. When notoriously racist police commissioner Eugene "Bull" Connor sicced dogs on the "Foot Soldiers" of the movement, civil rights leaders hoped it would shine a national spotlight on their plight, but the country at large remained woefully ignorant. However, Southern Christian Leadership Conference leaders had an ace up their sleeves...

Erected by Kelly Ingram Park Freedom Walk. (Marker Number 2.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights.

Location. 33° 30.965′ N, 86° 48.818′ W. Marker is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County. It is in Fountain Heights. It can be reached from 16th Street N. Marker is in Kelly Ingram Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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: Foot Soldier Tribute (a few steps from this marker); The Children's Crusade (within shouting distance of this marker); Selective Buying Campaign (within shouting distance of this marker); Ground Zero (within shouting distance of this marker); Julius Ellsberry (within shouting distance of this marker); The New Strategy

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Guards at the Gate (within shouting distance of this marker); Reflecting Pool (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Birmingham.

Sculpture of Police and Dog Attacking Marcher. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, April 5, 2014

2. Sculpture of Police and Dog Attacking Marcher.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2014, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 915 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on May 3, 2014, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 16, 2014, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.