Alabama AA Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium

@AAACRHSC

20 sites in Montgomery, Birmingham, Selma & Black Belt working to preserve the historic structures that form #TheCradleOfTheMovement

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Alabama AA Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium
@AAACRHSC
Jun 25, 2025
📣 History lives in the voices of those who lived it. In 1958, a young janitor named James Pruitt helped prevent what could have been a deadly bombing at Birmingham’s Temple Beth-El. His story—once untold—is now being preserved thanks to an oral history initiative led by our
Alabama AA Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium
@AAACRHSC
Jul 9
On this day in 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education, declaring that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. The decision marked a turning point in the long struggle for civil rights, affirming that “separate
Alabama AA Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium
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Jul 8
On this day in 1860, the Clotilda arrived in Mobile carrying more than 100 captive Africans, more than 50 years after the transatlantic slave trade had been outlawed in the United States. It was an act of greed and defiance that forever changed countless lives—but it did not
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Alabama AA Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium
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Jul 7
Even as we move beyond the Fourth of July, we remain in the shadow of America’s 250th anniversary—a milestone that invites us to reflect not only on our nation’s founding, but on the many people whose courage, faith, and sacrifice have shaped its ongoing story. In this message
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Alabama AA Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium
@AAACRHSC
Jul 4
As we commemorate America’s 250th anniversary, we also celebrate the stories that deepen our understanding of our nation’s history. This Fourth of July, listen to Hatred, Holy Places, and Heroes, the remarkable story of James Pruitt, whose quick actions helped prevent a
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