Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
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Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument is a protected historic area in Birmingham, Alabama, that commemorates key sites and events of the American civil rights movement of the 1960s.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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national monument ⓘ protected area ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
United States Department of the Interior
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of the Interior
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| associatedWithEvent |
16th Street Baptist Church
ⓘ
surface form:
1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
Birmingham campaign ⓘ
surface form:
1963 Birmingham campaign
Birmingham campaign ⓘ
surface form:
1963 Birmingham children’s crusade
Birmingham campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Project C (Birmingham Campaign)
|
| associatedWithMovement | civil rights movement in the United States ⓘ |
| category |
African-American history in Birmingham, Alabama
ⓘ
Civil rights movement museums and memorials ⓘ U.S. National Monument ⓘ
surface form:
National Monuments of the United States
Protected areas established in 2017 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | presidential proclamation ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 2017-01-12 ⓘ |
| designationReason | national significance in civil rights history ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Park Service ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateRegion |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Downtown Birmingham
|
| hasLegalStatus | federally protected area ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.nps.gov/bicr/index.htm ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
African American history
ⓘ
American civil rights movement ⓘ human rights ⓘ racial desegregation ⓘ |
| includesSite |
16th Street Baptist Church
ⓘ
A.G. Gaston Motel ⓘ Kelly Ingram Park ⓘ
surface form:
Kelly Ingram Park vicinity
|
| locatedIn |
Alabama
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Birmingham, Alabama, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Birmingham, Alabama
Jefferson County, Alabama ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Birmingham campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Birmingham civil rights movement
|
| nearestCity |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Birmingham, Alabama
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| partOf | United States National Park System ⓘ |
| purpose |
to honor participants in the civil rights movement
ⓘ
to preserve and interpret civil rights history in Birmingham ⓘ |
| region |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American South
Deep South ⓘ |
| significance |
commemorates struggle against racial segregation
ⓘ
preserves key civil rights movement sites ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1960s
ⓘ
Civil Rights Movement era ⓘ |
| visitorActivities |
education
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ historic interpretation ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Civil Rights District, Birmingham
this entity surface form:
Birmingham Civil Rights District
this entity surface form:
Birmingham Civil Rights District
this entity surface form:
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument (component site)
this entity surface form:
Birmingham Civil Rights District
this entity surface form:
Birmingham Civil Rights District
this entity surface form:
Birmingham Civil Rights District
this entity surface form:
Birmingham civil rights district