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Preserving the past: WVTM 13 video shows Martin Luther King Jr. in Alabama

In 1963, during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and his colleagues at the Southern ...
The New York Times

Birmingham City’s promotion campaign set for Amazon Prime documentary

Birmingham City’s 2024-25 League One promotion-winning campaign will be the subject of a behind-the-scenes Amazon Prime documentary. Amazon says the project was conceived by Birmingham minority owner ...
WVTM 13 Birmingham on MSN

Voices of Change: How the Carlton Reese Memorial Unity Choir amplified the Civil Rights Movement

In the late '50s, civil rights leader the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth felt the Birmingham campaign needed a boost. So, he added ...
al.com

Juandalynn Givan kicks off mayoral campaign in Birmingham

Alabama state Rep. Juandalynn Givan kicked off her mayoral campaign Saturday afternoon in Birmingham, where she asked supporters to “embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of our city.” ...
The Root

Exploring 1963 Through the Eyes of a Child

(The Root) — The year 1963 was a major turning point in the civil rights movement, both in tragedy and hope: the death of Medgar Evers, the Birmingham campaign, the March on Washington for Jobs and ...
PBS

Peniel Joseph

Historian Peniel Joseph on 1963 as an inflection point in the quest for civil rights. Historian Peniel Joseph discusses his book, Freedom Season, which delves into 1963 as an inflection point for ...