Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

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The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is a cultural and educational center and museum that documents and interprets the history and legacy of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, with a particular focus on Birmingham’s pivotal role.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil rights museum
cultural institution
history museum
nonprofit organization
address 520 16th Street North, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
adjacentTo 16th Street Baptist Church
alsoKnownAs BCRI
architecturalStyle modern
category African-American museums in Alabama
Civil rights movement museums in the United States
Museums in Birmingham, Alabama
city Birmingham
country United States
focusesOn African American history
Civil Rights Movement in the United States
civil rights history in Birmingham, Alabama
racial segregation in the United States
governingBody Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Board of Directors
hasCollection archival materials related to civil rights
artifacts from the Civil Rights era
oral histories of civil rights activists
photographs documenting civil rights protests
hasExhibit exhibits on the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
exhibits on the 1963 Birmingham campaign
exhibits on the broader American Civil Rights Movement
permanent galleries on segregation and Jim Crow
hasType cultural center
educational center
museum
locatedIn Birmingham, Alabama
United States
locatedInDistrict Birmingham Civil Rights District
mission to document the struggle for civil rights in Birmingham and the United States
to promote civil and human rights through education
near Kelly Ingram Park
neighborhood Civil Rights District, Birmingham
offers community outreach programs
educational programs
public lectures
school tours
openingDate 1992-11-14
operatedBy City of Birmingham
partOf Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
recognizedAs National Historic Landmark district component
state Alabama
theme civil and human rights
nonviolent protest
social justice
website https://www.bcri.org
yearOpened 1992


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