In 1963, images of snarling police dogs unleashed against non-violent protesters and of children being sprayed with high-pressure hoses appeared in print and television news around the world. These dramatic scenes of violent police aggression against civil rights protesters in Birmingham, Alabama were vivid examples of segregation and racial injustice in America.
What you’ll hear
7 places to explore in this park.
- A.G. Gaston Motel
- Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
- Kelly Ingram Park
- Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
- St. Paul United Methodist Church
- The Historic Bethel Baptist Church
- The Masonic Temple Building
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