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During September 2013, the City of Birmingham will officially mark the 50th anniversary of pivotal events in 1963 that took on its streets, a key battleground in the modern American Civil Rights Movement. Throughout the year, the city and more than 100 organizations have spent more than $1 million to create events that pay homage to the historic events that took place here and its pivotal role in American and world history

Four Little Girls Play Performed on Stages at Alys Stephens, Nationwide

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A staged reading of the play, Four Little Girls: Birmingham 1963, by Christina M. Ham, will be performed on stages in Birmingham and across the nation to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the...

Four Little Girls Play Performed on Stages at Alys Stephens, Nationwide

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A staged reading of the play, Four Little Girls: Birmingham 1963, by Christina M. Ham, will be performed on stages in Birmingham and across the nation to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the...

Bill Cosby Hosts Empowerment Week Summit for Civil Rights 50th Anniversary

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BIRMINGHAM, AL – Bill Cosby, chair of Birmingham's 50th Anniversary of the 1963 Birmingham Civil Rights Movement Committtee will host his own summit with education and business leaders Saturday, Sept. 14, as part...

Complete List of Official Empowerment Week Events Sept. 11-15

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The year was 1963 and, as the world watched, events during the Birmingham Civil Rights Campaign set in motion an unstoppable world-wide movement toward equal rights for African Americans, and human rights for...