Birmingham Then and Now (Then & Now Thunder Bay)

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Since its official founding in 1871, Birmingham, Alabama has been known by many names, including “The Magic City” and “Little Birmy,” but today it’s best remembered as the epicenter of the American Civil Rights Movement. Discover Birmingham’s rise as a southern industrial power, its role right through the ‘60s, and its rebirth in the 21st century in Birmingham Then and Now. See the city’s hottest sites, including Jemison’s House, Vulcan Park, Red Mountain, and the steps of the Jefferson County Courthouse where the Reverend Martin Luther King known as for an end to segregation. Pay a sobering discuss with to the 16th Street Baptist Church, the web page of a bombing that killed four little girls in 1963 and became the turning point in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. Though the bomb ripped a hole behind the building and destroyed all but one window, the church has been restored and remains the most important monument in American history. Meet “Miss Blanche,” proprietor of Madame Bernard’s Brothel—reputed to be the most productive house on the town. Her next-door neighbor, “Old Lady Barfield,” ran a brothel of her own. See these houses of in poor health repute in all of their then-and-now glory.
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