Kelly Ingram Park: Opastetut kierrokset ja aktiviteetit

A statue of Martin Luther King Jr. looks towards the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. The 1963 bombing of the church by the KKK murdered 6 children in total and sparked outrage across the world. This marked a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement. #civilrights #historymatters

This sculpture in Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, Alabama depicts a vicious dog attack during the civil rights protests in 1963. This sculpture is very effective. I got chills walking through and imagining what it just have been like. #civilrights #historymatters

Several powerful sculptures were commissioned for the park to illustrate the Civil Rights Movement events that happened here.

Police and Dog Attack - a sculpture at ground level that is made up of two opposing metal walls with three vicious dogs that lunge at you as you pass between them the way the dogs did at the 1963 demonstration. It's effect is profound and moving.
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#birmingham
#MLK # CivilRights

Several powerful sculptures were commissioned for the park to illustrate the Civil Rights Movement events that happened here and this one was one of tho most moving.
The park served as a gathering place for demonstrations in 1963 and fire hoses were turned on marchers, many of them children. This art piece depicts the

#MLK #CivilRights

Koe Kelly Ingram Park

Activities

Suositut vierailukohteet

Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument

Voit oppia lisää kohteen Birmingham paikallisesta historiasta, kun käyt piipahtamassa kohteessa Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument. Hemmottele makuhermojasi alueen huippuravintoloissa.

Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham, Alabama. I am not a museum person, but this is worth a visit. It’s a very moving and well done exhibit.

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

Voit käydä tutkimassa näyttelyitä kohteessa Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, joka on kohteessa Birmingham sijaitseva museo ja jolla on takanaan kiehtova menneisyys. Käy tutkimassa alueen maineikkaita teattereita ja upeaa elävää musiikkia.

The Alabama Theatre was built in 1927 by Paramount Studios as an Alabama showcase for Paramount films. It was used primarily as a movie palace for 55 years. In 1987 the owners of the facility declared bankruptcy and the theatre was purchased by Birmingham Landmarks Inc.

Now the Alabama Theatre for the Performing Arts, it hosts many live events. Each year the Theatre hosts over 300 events attended by a half million People.

In 1998 the Theatre underwent a complete restoration.

Alabama Theatre (teatteri)

Kun kulttuurinnälkä iskee, ota suunnaksesi Alabama Theatre (teatteri), joka on kohteessa Birmingham sijaitseva historiallinen teatteri. Käy tutkimassa alueen maineikkaita teattereita tai ota osaa urheilutapahtumaan.

McWanen tiedekeskus

Voit käydä tutkimassa näyttelyitä kohteessa McWanen tiedekeskus, joka on kohteessa Birmingham sijaitseva museo ja jolla on takanaan kiehtova menneisyys. Käy tutkimassa alueen maineikkaita teattereita tai ota osaa urheilutapahtumaan.

The Birmingham Museum of Art, one of the finest regional museums in the United States, houses a diverse collection of more than 26,000 paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, and decorative arts dating from ancient to modern times.

Birminghamin taidemuseo

Kun vierailet kohteessa Birmingham, voit viettää iltapäivän kiertelemällä näyttelyitä kohteessa Birminghamin taidemuseo. Käy tutkimassa alueen upeaa elävää musiikkia ja maineikkaita teattereita.

Railroad Park

Nauti vuoristonäköaloista ja lähde tutkimaan kohteessa Birmingham sijaitsevaa ihastuttavaa viheraluetta Railroad Park. Käy tutkimassa tämän romanttisesta ilmapiiristään tunnetun alueen maineikkaita teattereita ja upeaa elävää musiikkia.