Kelly Ingram Park Birmingham

5th Ave N at 16th St, Birmingham , Alabama, United States
  • Traveler Rating 4.00
    10 reviews 16 travel blogs 4 photos

    Attraction Type:

    Historic walking area, Park, Scenic/historic walking area

    Popularity

    2of 27 attractions in Birmingham

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  • 1

    We don't fit in here.

    ... , we took a drive down to the Civil Rights District for some cultural, sobering moments. We spent a good while in Kelly Ingram Park, which had been the site of numerous protests during the 50s and 60s, and where now there stand numerous commemorative ...

  • 2

    Let's play!

    ... " or turn them down because our lifestyles compared to them are so vastly different. One man, while dropping easter eggs in Kelly Ingram park for an easter egg hunt, said, "this is where it all started, right here in Birmingham, Alabama. Your lifestyles ...

  • 3

    Day Four

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    ... civil rights museum in Birmingham that described the entire civil rights movement.  After we had a chance to visit Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, which was the site of many important events throughout the civil rights movement.  After we were ...

  • 4

    Sweet Home Alabama!

    Today after our early departure in the morning, we ventured to Kelly Ingram Park where we observed monuments about the children who were firehosed and had dogs sent on them. For lunch, most of us went to Mrs. B's but after eating, I (Vincent) had a ...

  • 5

    A Bit More From One of the Old Folks

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    ... "The Children's March" on the bus as we were heading into Birmingham seemed to make the stop at the 16th Baptist Church and Kelly Ingram Park much more meaningful. Since it was Saturday, the area we were in was really quiet, so it was a bit of a ...

  • 6

    We were scammed! Day 4

    ... so we gave him some but we saw him scamming a bunch of other people after-wards. Lesson learned. We also went to Kelly Ingram Park and threw some frisbees and played football. What we thought was beautiful and awe-inspiring was the fact that an African ...

  • 7

    In Burmingham they love the guv'ner...

    RACHEL: Today we woke up early to go to Birmingham, Alabama. There, we saw the 16th Street Baptist Church and Kelly Ingram Park, a very emotional civil rights location. We went to a soul food place for lunch, but they didn't have fried catfish or fried ...

  • 8

    Sweet Home Alabama

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    ... ever!! Lauren: For the first half of the day we were in Birmingham, Alabama. During our lunch hour we ate in Kelly Ingram Park which is where policemen attacked protesters with dogs and fire hoses. The park was beautiful with all of the green trees and ...

  • 9

    Downtown moving south

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    ... a Sunday morning, when a bomb went off. Only in recent years has anyone been brought to trial for that horrific crime. Kelly-Ingram Park is dotted with signs these days, giving details of the marches and protests that went on during those ...

  • 10

    Art and Museums

    ... Institute promotes on-going research on human rights issues through its educational programs. The Civil Rights District includes Kelly Ingram Park and the historic 16th Street Baptist Church where much activity of the Civil Rights Movement took place. ...