Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

I finally got the time to go and visit this place on Friday; It took $10 for me to get in, but I wasn’t complaining not one bit; Once you go in, you see a short film about Birmingham became a city and the role segregation played in that; Then you got to walk around and see the various exhibits that they have there; I really enjoyed it; But if you want to save some money, GO ON SUNDAY WHEN IT’S FREE.

This place features a very powerful exhibit that documents the history of the Civil Rights Movement in America, many of the events taking place in the South. There’s also an exhibit on World Human Rights, and it’s quite insightful and educational.

I worked as a volunteer docent in at the Civil Rights Institute when it first opened. At least once a week, people would come into the museum who had marched, or remembered the sit ins, or who wanted to tell their story. This is an amazing point of healing for the city and I highly recommend it!

My brother, brother in law and I and kids were going to go there in late August, but they got scared by Miss Katrina; Scared them good; and made me mad; I still want to go though; and hopefully if they come for Thanksgiving, we can go then;