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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UY5_the-tutwiler-ridgely-rebirth-historical_Birmingham-AL.html
In the early 1970's, Birmingham, like many other cities, viewed the improved health of its downtown as best represented in new construction and high-rise office buildings. Thus, the Tutwiler again made history in 1974, when it was one of the first…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SX1_vulcan-statue-historical_Birmingham-AL.html
When it was first proposed in 1905 that Vulcan be placed on Red Mountain, the time was not right for such a move. But by 1935 when the idea for Vulcan Park was proposed, iron ore mining had ceased here, the mineral railroad had been abandoned and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MHP_duncan-house_Birmingham-AL.html
The Duncan House was build in 1906 as a home place for James and Lelia Duncan and their eight children in what is now Tarrant City, Alabama. Duncan worked throughout his life in the nearby shops and yards of the L&N Railroad (know CSXI) as water b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E62_the-foot-soldiers_Birmingham-AL.html
When notoriously racist police commissioner Eugene "Bull" Connor sicced dogs on the "Foot Soldiers" of the movement, civil rights leaders hoped it would shine a national spotlight on their plight, but the country at large remained woefully ignoran…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DY1_kneeling-ministers_Birmingham-AL.html
Responsible for much planning and leadership, the clergy played a central role in the Birmingham Campaign—like the famous Palm Sunday incident in 1963 (see nearby plaque). Local clergy like Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth worked with out-of-town min…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DXO_rocky-ridge-elementary-school_Birmingham-AL.html
A subscription school organized in the 1850's in Rocky Ridge Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Land deeded by church in 1881 to build a log school. In 1912, Professor E. D. Watkins taught all classes to the 30 students. In 1918, his 15 year old daug…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DWW_don-t-tread-on-me_Birmingham-AL.html
Leaders of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) learned they could apply economic pressure to White businesses with more effective results than moral persuasion alone. Therefore, the central strategy of the Birmingham Campaign targe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DWV_jim-crow-on-the-books_Birmingham-AL.html
The first march to City Hall was organized in 1955 by Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth when he petitioned the city to hire Negro policemen. By 1963, thousands of Blacks marched on City Hall to protest Jim Crow laws that were a constant reminder of Black…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DWU_don-t-tread-on-me_Birmingham-AL.html
1963A female protestor remained defiant as police drag her away from a demonstration in Birmingham's nearby retail district. Activists in Birmingham—led for seven years by Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth before the 1963 Birmingham Campaign—put…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DWT_non-violent-foot-soldiers_Birmingham-AL.html
Those who participated in the marches and other demonstrations in the Birmingham Campaign agreed to a pledge of nonviolence. A few of the "Ten Commandments" of the pledge were: "Mediate daily on the teaching and life of Jesus. Remember always that…