9:00am You'll participate in a program at Historic Bethel Baptist Church with Rev. Thomas Wilder and Dr. Martha Bouyer.
Historic Bethel Baptist Church 3233 29th Ave North, Birmingham, AL
11am-12pm, 3200 28th Ave North, Birmingham, AL
1:00pm You'll visit the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
520 Sixteenth Street North, Birmingham, AL
4:00pm You'll stop at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, the first black church in Birmingham. The church became central to the Civil Rights Movement during the 60s and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a frequent speaker there. In September of 1963, the church was the target of a racially motivated bombing that killed four girls. The church was rebuilt with the help of donations and it reopened in June of 1964.
16th Street Baptist Church 1530 6th Avenue North, Birmingham, AL
4:30pm You'll visit Kelly Ingram Park, an improved public park that contains emotionally powerful sculptures depicting the civil rights struggle in Birmingham. The park served as an assembly spot for activities of the Southern Christian leadership Conference and other groups in the movement.
5:30pm You will have a catered dinner at Bethel Baptist.
Dinner provided by: Sylvia Jackson Catering
7:30pm You will return to your hotel on the bus
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