Birmingham Sights

  1. 16th St Baptist Church

    The 16th St Baptist Church was long a centre for the black community in Birmingham, and during the 1950s became a gathering place for civil rights meetings. In September 1963, members of the Ku Klux Klan set off a bomb during a Sunday morning service in the church, killing four girls. Today, the rebuilt church is a house of worship and a memorial.

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  2. Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame

    The Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame celebrates jazz greats like Dinah Washington, Nat King Cole and Duke Ellington. Exhibits take you on a musical journey from the jazz origins in boogie-woogie to the more arcane experimentation of the modern era. Many of the exhibits are free. There's also a chance to see forums, films and live jazz acts.

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  3. Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

    The most worthwhile sight in town. Audio, video, photography, art and artifacts tell the story of racial segregation from WWI to the civil-rights movement and to racial and human-rights issues around the world today.

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