Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument

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Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument is a protected historic area in Birmingham, Alabama, that commemorates key sites and events of the American civil rights movement of the 1960s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
national monument
protected area
administeredBy U.S. Department of the Interior
associatedWithEvent 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
1963 Birmingham campaign
linked to: Birmingham campaign

1963 Birmingham children’s crusade
linked to: Birmingham campaign

Project C (Birmingham Campaign)
linked to: Birmingham campaign
associatedWithMovement civil rights movement in the United States
category African-American history in Birmingham, Alabama
Civil rights movement museums and memorials
National Monuments of the United States
Protected areas established in 2017
country United States
createdBy presidential proclamation
dateEstablished 2017-01-12
designationReason national significance in civil rights history
establishedBy Barack Obama
establishedInYear 2017
governingBody National Park Service
hasCoordinateRegion Downtown Birmingham
hasLegalStatus federally protected area
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.nps.gov/bicr/index.htm
hasTheme African American history
American civil rights movement
human rights
racial desegregation
includesSite 16th Street Baptist Church
A.G. Gaston Motel
Kelly Ingram Park vicinity
linked to: Kelly Ingram Park
locatedIn Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
Jefferson County, Alabama
namedAfter Birmingham civil rights movement
linked to: Birmingham campaign
nearestCity Birmingham, Alabama
partOf United States National Park System
purpose to honor participants in the civil rights movement
to preserve and interpret civil rights history in Birmingham
region American South
Deep South
significance commemorates struggle against racial segregation
preserves key civil rights movement sites
timePeriodCovered 1960s
Civil Rights Movement era
visitorActivities education
heritage tourism
historic interpretation

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16th Street Baptist Church partOf Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute neighborhood Civil Rights District, Birmingham
linked to: Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute partOf Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute locatedInDistrict Birmingham Civil Rights District
linked to: Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
Alabama containsNationalParkSite Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
Alabama containsHistoricSite Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
Kelly Ingram Park locatedInNeighborhood Birmingham Civil Rights District
linked to: Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
Kelly Ingram Park hasHeritageDesignation Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument (component site)
linked to: Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
Kelly Ingram Park partOf Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
Kelly Ingram Park partOf Birmingham Civil Rights District
linked to: Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
A.G. Gaston Motel partOf Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
A.G. Gaston Motel heritageDesignation Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
A.G. Gaston Motel locatedIn Birmingham Civil Rights District
linked to: Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame locatedIn Birmingham Civil Rights District
linked to: Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
Children's Crusade monument associatedWith Birmingham civil rights district
linked to: Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument