Partners

Official Partners

 

Trust for Public Land

Trust for Public Land (TPL) is an authorized philanthropic partner of Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument as part of TPL’s partnership with the National Park Service (NPS) to open, activate, and restore irreplaceable sites in the South that had seminal roles in the Civil Rights Movement and the history of Black Americans. Trust for Public Land is a national nonprofit that works to connect everyone to the benefits and joys of the outdoors. Since 1972, TPL has worked with communities to create parks and protect public land where they are needed most. To learn more about this partnership with TPL, please visit: https://www.tpl.org/our-work/alliance-for-civil-rights-historic-sites

 

Partner Sites

Seven sites in Birmingham are deeply connected to the fight for Civil Rights in Birmingham and are operated by other organizations. These organizations work closely with Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument to share the history of the Birmingham Campaign.

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, is a cultural and educational research center that promotes a comprehensive understanding of civil rights movements throughout the world.

Sixteenth Street Baptist Church

Marchers gathered at Sixteenth Street Baptist Church to fight alongside Dr. King and Reverend Shuttlesworth throughout the Civil Rights Movement. This was also where hundreds of children gathered at the start of the Children’s Campaign. On Sunday morning, September 15, 1963, the Ku Klux Klan bombed the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four girls. This murderous act shocked the nation and galvanized the civil rights movement.

St. Paul United Methodist Church

Founded in 1869, St. Paul is one of the oldest African American churches in Birmingham, Alabama. Like many churches in the area, it played a critical role in spurring desegregation efforts in Birmingham and the Jim Crow South.

Historic Bethel Baptist Church

Led by the fiery Revered Fred L. Shuttlesworth, the Historic Bethel Baptist Church was the epicenter of non-violent desegregation efforts in Birmingham, AL during the tumultuous 1950s and 1960s.

A.G. Gaston Motel- City of Birmingham

The City of Birmingham owns the 1968 wing of the A.G. Gaston Motel and co-manages the motel complex with Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument. The city renovated the exterior and stabilized the motel buildings of both wings of the motel complex. Both partners work together to protect and restore this important site to the Birmingham Campaign and the Civil Rights movement.

Kelly Ingram Park- City of Birmingham

During the first week of May 1963, Birmingham, Alabama police and firemen attacked civil rights demonstrators, many of whom were children, in the streets bordering Kelly Ingram Park. The violence raised a nationwide public outcry, hastening integration in America's most segregated city.

The Masonic Temple Building

Known as the “Black skyscraper,” the Colored Masonic Temple stood as testament to the resilience of African Americans in one of America's most segregated cities - Birmingham, AL. Despite Jim Crow policies that hobbled Black progress, the proliferation of offices in this building for African American doctors, attorneys, dentists, and civil rights activists demonstrated their unflinching character and pursuit of a better life.