The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s was one of the most significant periods in American history, and the BBirmingham Civil Rights Institute is one of the best possible places for you and your kids to learn about this chapter in the country’s story.

The interactive exhibits trace the history of the civil rights movement through displays like a replica Freedom Riders bus, examples of segregated water fountains, and the door from the Birmingham jail cell where Martin Luther King Jr. was held.

King's famous 'I Have a Dream' speech is also projected onto a big screen.

520 16th St N, Birmingham, AL 35203, Phone: 205-328-9696, Map

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