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Shiloh Baptist Church, Sunday Worship

Shiloh Baptist Church, Sunday Worship

Built to Endure: A Church Rooted in Resilience

Posted on June 16, 2025 by David R. BainsIn Baptist, Birmingham, Brighton, Worship

Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Sunday Worship

Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Sunday Worship

Worship as Witness

Posted on June 16, 2025June 16, 2025 by David R. BainsIn Baptist, Birmingham, Downtown, Worship

Temple Beth-EL Bombing Attempt

Temple Beth-EL Bombing Attempt

Posted on May 2, 2024 by David R. BainsIn Art, Civil Rights Movement, Memorials, Southside

Freedom Riders

Freedom Riders

The Unity of Black and White Youth in the 1960s

Posted on April 30, 2024May 3, 2024 by David R. BainsIn Art, Civil Rights Movement, Downtown, Memorials

Nina Miglionico in Linn Park

Nina Miglionico in Linn Park

Pioneer for Equality

Posted on April 1, 2024April 4, 2024 by David R. BainsIn Art, Birmingham

John Lewis Mural in Birmingham

John Lewis Mural in Birmingham

Fight for the Beloved Community

Posted on November 29, 2023January 3, 2024 by David R. BainsIn Art, Baptist, Birmingham, Civil Rights Movement, Downtown, People

Fred Shuttlesworth at Legal Services Building in Birmingham

Fred Shuttlesworth at Legal Services Building in Birmingham

Warrior and Shepherd

Posted on November 28, 2023January 29, 2024 by David R. BainsIn Art, Baptist, Birmingham, Civil Rights Movement

Three Kneeling Ministers Statue at Kelly Ingram Park

Three Kneeling Ministers Statue at Kelly Ingram Park

This sculpture is one of the few pieces of art in . . . the greater Birmingham area, that displays a religious act in the context of a political movement.

Posted on November 19, 2020August 14, 2023 by emmabucklesIn Art, Baptist, Birmingham, Civil Rights Movement, Downtown

“Fred Shuttlesworth” by John Rhoden

“Fred Shuttlesworth” by John Rhoden

By displaying Shuttlesworth and other activists in memorials, the city of Birmingham is acknowledging its unfortunate past and using it as an anthem of hope

Posted on November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 by emmabucklesIn Baptist, Birmingham, Civil Rights Movement, Downtown

Wales Window for Alabama

Wales Window for Alabama

Posted on April 1, 2020November 1, 2020 by laurencenterIn Baptist, Biblical Illustrations, Birmingham, Downtown, Images, Jesus, Stained Glass

Tag: Civil Rights Movement

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