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The year 1963 was an extraordinary 365 days. In that year, the long-simmering passions among African Americans and their supporters to win civil and human rights exploded in a season of unprecedented change across the nation. Birmingham was the spark that set it off 50 years ago.
Without Birmingham, there might not have been a March on Washington, a stand against a governor in the schoolhouse door, nor a humbled president who began writing laws that finally assured civil rights for all citizens.
The City of Birmingham, its citizens and special guests spent the year remembering the past and looking forward as they commemorated the 50th anniversary of the historic 1963 Birmingham Movement.

Wil’s Fashion 101 Guide

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It has become apparent to me and all of the “style” community that someone needs to intervene on behalf of better taste. This is W. N. Walker's "Do's and Don't" Fashion and lifestyle...

City’s Empowerment Week Looks 50 Years Forward

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The City of Birmingham honored the past, yet looked 50 Years Forward in official events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1963 Birmingham Civil Rights Movement. The week kicked off on Sept. 11 with a...

Honoring the Extraordinary Ordinary People Who Changed the World in 1963

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Throughout 2013, the Metro Birmingham Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and other grassroots organizations honored the people, the churches and the organizations that played crucial roles...