Free Night Art Walk Opens in Birmingham Civil Rights District; Forum on District's Future Set for Nov. 9
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A free nighttime art walk has opened in the Birmingham Civil Rights District in Jefferson County, Alabama. The Sacred Ordinary, a trail launched last week by local narrative studio 1504 in partnership with the National Parks Conservation Association, places historic objects such as newspaper boxes and a telephone booth along the route, inviting residents to revisit civil rights history after dark.
The trail runs through Kelly Ingram Park and the area around the A.G. Gaston Motel. A vintage Birmingham News and Birmingham Post-Herald newspaper box stands at the center of the park, and a telephone booth near the motel entrance was inspired by the work of late Birmingham artist Joe Minter. The self-guided walk takes about 30 minutes, starts with a text message, is free, and is open nightly from 5 to 8 p.m. through December 13.
The organizers will also host a free forum at 5:30 p.m. on November 9 at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church education and visitor center, on the future of the Civil Rights District beyond its markers. Birmingham hosted the nation's first Veterans Day celebration in 1947 and was a pivotal site of the civil rights movement; the downtown district remains a key place for visitors and residents to learn that history.
Source: Bham Now
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Photo: 凯利·英格拉姆公园，伯明翰民权区夜间艺术步道所在地。（Carol M. Highsmith 摄，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons）
