Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
- Attraction
- Regional draw
- Birmingham
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute explores the struggle for civil and human rights through the city's history and its wider national significance.
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute examines the struggle for civil and human rights through Birmingham’s history and its wider national significance. The Barriers Gallery interprets segregation in schools, restaurants and transport, while the Movement Gallery follows organizing and events from 1955 to 1963.
The Processional Gallery overlooks Kelly Ingram Park, linking the museum’s interpretation with a nearby site of demonstrations. Other galleries address Birmingham’s first Black mayor, Richard Arrington Jr., and the international scope of human rights. The institute presents this history through artifacts, personal testimony and exhibitions.
Official visitor information · Background reference
Photo: Historic American Buildings Survey / Wikimedia Commons. Original source. Public domain. Resized and converted to WebP; may be cropped for display.
Nearby
More places nearby
Birmingham Museum of ArtBirmingham Museum of Art brings collections from multiple cultures and periods into the city's civic district.
Sloss Furnaces National Historic LandmarkSloss Furnaces preserves the industrial structures of a former iron-producing site in Birmingham.
Vulcan StatueVulcan stands above Birmingham on Red Mountain as a landmark associated with the city’s iron industry.
Birmingham ZooBirmingham Zoo presents wildlife and conservation interpretation in Birmingham.
Birmingham Botanical GardensBirmingham Botanical Gardens provides a series of planted landscapes and quieter paths in the city, with different garden areas offering their own character.
Aldridge GardensAldridge Gardens in Hoover combines a lake, wooded paths and designed plantings on a former residential estate.