A very pleasant city, Birmingham! Again, tough to square with the bloody history we've been learning about. We visited the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, across the street from the 16th Street Baptist Church, were four young girls were notoriously murdered in the 1963 bombing. Also across the street from the museum is Kelly Ingram Park, where police chief Bull Connor's men attacked peaceful marchers and children with riot dogs and fire hoses. The museum even contained Connor's infamous command vehicle, a white armored personal carrier. The park was sunny and gorgeous, and we took a guided walking tour which traced the route of the Children's Crusade March.
A very pleasant city, Birmingham! Again, tough to square with the bloody history we've been learning about. We visited the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, across the street from the 16th Street Baptist Church, were four young girls were notoriously murdered in the 1963 bombing. Also across the street from the museum is Kelly Ingram Park, where police chief Bull Connor's men attacked peaceful marchers and children with riot dogs and fire hoses. The museum even contained Connor's infamous command vehicle, a white armored personal carrier. The park was sunny and gorgeous, and we took a guided walking tour which traced the route of the Children's Crusade March.
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