Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

BUT FOR BIRMINGHAM: THE RISE OF THE MAGIC CITY AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

"'STONY' THE ROAD WE TROD. . . ": ALABAMA'S ROLE IN THE MODERN CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

"THE BIRMINGHAM CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE WILL DIGITIZE INTERVIEWS FROM ITS ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS TO ALLOW BROADER ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC AND ENCOURAGE SCHOLARSHIP AND NEW INTERPRETATIONS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. A DIGITAL ARCHIVIST WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERALL COLLECTIONS METADATA AND AUTHORITY CONTROL, QUALITY CONTROL, AND OTHER DUTIES RELATED TO THE PROJECT. THE MUSEUM WILL ALSO WORK WITH A LEADING PROVIDER OF AUDIO AND MOVING IMAGE PRESERVATION DIGITIZATION WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE CREATING DIGITAL ASSETS FOR USE IN MANAGED INFRASTRUCTURES AND EXPERTISE IN HANDLING AND REFORMATTING UNIQUE ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS. DIGITIZED CONTENT WILL BE UPLOADED AND ASSETS WILL BE TAGGED WITH EMBEDDED KEYWORDS AND METADATA. THE CONTENT WILL BE SEARCHABLE BY KEYWORD AND AVAILABLE ON THE MUSEUM WEBSITE AND IN ITS COMPUTER RESOURCE GALLERY, AND ON OTHER SITES SUCH AS ALABAMA MOSAIC AND THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA'S CIVIL RIGHTS DIGITAL LIBRARY. THE PROJECT WILL ENHANCE INTELLECTUAL CONTROL OF THE COLLECTION WHILE PRESERVING THE MATERIALS THROUGH TRANSFER TO CURRENT DIGITAL FORMATS."

STONY THE ROAD WE TROD: USING AMERICA'S CIVIL RIGHTS LANDMARKS TO TEACH AMERICAN HISTORY

MUSEUM GRANTS AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE

MUSEUM GRANTS AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE

BIRMINGHAM CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE WILL UPDATE ITS PROGRAMS BY APPLYING AN INTERSECTIONAL LENS TO THE EDUCATIONAL GOALS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THEIR RECENTLY UPDATED STRATEGIC PLAN. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE STAFF AND VOLUNTEER TRAINING ON INTERSECTIONALITY AND SELECTED MARGINALIZED GROUPS THAT INTERSECT WITH THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL ALSO ENRICH THE LEGACY YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM CURRICULUM WITH INTERSECTIONAL NARRATIVES, DEVELOP TWO ARCHIVES FOCUSED ON LATINX AND IMMIGRANT HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS STRUGGLES, UPDATE THE HUMAN RIGHTS GALLERY, AND COLLABORATE WITH MEMBERS OF LOCAL TRIBES TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR THE ADDITION OF A LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT MARKER. BY RECOGNIZING THAT THE STORY OF CIVIL RIGHTS STRUGGLES IN THE SOUTH IS LARGER THAN ONE COMMUNITY, THE PROJECT AIMS TO APPLY AN INTERSECTIONAL INTERPRETIVE APPROACH TO HELP ATTRACT A GREATER DIVERSITY OF VISITORS AND EXPAND THE MUSEUM’S IMPACT.

THE BIRMINGHAM CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE WILL EXPAND ITS LEGACY YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO 20 HISTORIC SITES IN THE ALABAMA AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS HERITAGE SITES CONSORTIUM. THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THESE SITES, WHICH ARE LOCATED IN MONTGOMERY, BIRMINGHAM, SELMA, AND ELSEWHERE IN THE BLACK BELT REGION, HAVE IDENTIFIED A PRESSING NEED TO ENGAGE YOUNG PEOPLE IN PRESERVING AND PROMOTING THEIR CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY. FROM 2019-2021, THE EXPANDED PROGRAM WILL INVOLVE AT LEAST 20 STUDENTS FROM EACH OF THREE COMMUNITIES, TOTALING 60 PER YEAR. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL IMPROVE THE PROGRAM'S CURRICULUM BY INCORPORATING SOCIAL MEDIA AND TRAINING STUDENTS IN ORAL HISTORY TECHNIQUES. THIS NEW CURRICULUM WILL TEACH STUDENTS ABOUT LOCAL CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY, AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE, AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. UPON COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM, THE STUDENTS WILL SERVE AS SUMMER DOCENTS AT SPECIFIC SITES.

MUSEUM GRANTS AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE

2016 HPF AACR - BIRMINGHAM CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE

2017 HPF AACR - BIRMINGHAM CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE

LEGACY YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM