our 2013 Annual Report - Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

Annual Report
2012-2013
20
50
years of promoting civil and human
rights worldwide through education
year commemoration of the Birmingham
Civil Rights Movement
2005
• Received American Alliance of Museums Accreditation
- Fewer than 5% of museums have this designation
- One of only seven museums accredited in Alabama
2006
• Received President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities Award
2007
for After-School Program at the White House
• Awarded National Medal for Museum and Library Service at the White House
• Named Smithsonian Institution Affiliate
- One of only three museums in Alabama with designation
2009
• Named "Alabama Attraction of the Year" by the Alabama Tourism Department
• Collaborated in development of the Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail
• Named by BudgetTravel as "One of the 15 Places in the Country
2012
That Children Should Visit Before They’re 15"
• Recognized as the #1 Birmingham Attraction (out of 31) by TripAdvisor
• Named "One of the Top Ten Attractions for the Nation’s Children
to Visit" by Yahoo!® Travel
• Joined the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience
• Featured in New York Times Annual Museums issue
• Named with the 16th Street Baptist Church and Kelly Ingram Park
as "Alabama Attraction of the Year" by the Alabama Tourism Department
• First Organization to receive “I AM A MAN” Award from the April 4th
2013
Foundation in Memphis, TN
• Featured in National Geographic’s Book, “100 Places That Can Change
Your Child’s Life: From Your Back Yard to the Ends of the Earth”
• Chosen to house the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously awarded
to the 4 Little Girls killed during the 1963 Bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church
BCRI Board
of Directors
Mrs. Lajuana Bradford
Chair
Mr. Jay Grinney
First Vice Chair
Mr. Dontá L. Wilson
Second Vice Chair
Mrs. Sara B. Hamlin
Secretary
Mr. Kenneth M. Perry
Treasurer
Mr. HB Brantley
Mr. George Davis
Ms. Martha Emmett
Mr. Brian Hilson
Ms. Ann Huckstep
Mrs. Myrna Carter Jackson
Mrs. Carolyn Johnson
Mr. G. Douglas Jones
Mrs. Bobbie Knight
Mr. Sid McAnnally
Mr. Fred McCallum
Ms. Isabel Rubio
Mrs. Bobbie S. Siegal
Ms. Corlette Stewart
Mr. W. Frank Topping
Mrs. Yvonne W. Turner
Ms. Odessa Woolfolk
Chair Emerita
Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth
1922-2011
Mayor William A. Bell, Sr.
Ex Officio
Dr. Lawrence J. Pijeaux, Jr.
President & CEO
Dear Friends,
As we reflect on the meaning to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) of milestone
commemorations -- the 20th Anniversary of the opening of BCRI to the public and the 50th
Anniversary of key events in the historic Birmingham Movement – we feel rich, indeed. Thanks to
the support and interest of many friends, both in our local community and further afield, we are in a
great position to move BCRI “50 Years Forward,” as the City of Birmingham urged audiences worldwide to do this year in remembrance of the sacrifices of those who went before us. We make it our
business to collect, preserve, and share with the public the stories of those in our community who
came together to create historic monumental change. As we look ahead, we hope you will sign on
to support this work long into the future.
The work of BCRI takes on many dimensions. There are highly publicized and exciting occasions
such as the openings of such exhibitions as Living in Limbo, BCRI 20th Anniversary, and Marching
On: The Children’s Movement @ 50– recent highlights, to be sure. There are quiet moments of
emotional reaction from our visitors, observable on any given day in the galleries. There are oncein-a-lifetime opportunities such as the posthumous awarding of the Congressional Gold Medal in a
Capitol Hill ceremony to the four girls killed in the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church – a
medal entrusted to BCRI for permanent public display. Common to all of these moments and so
many more is the conviction that we are strongest and at our best when we collaborate with others in our community and beyond in fulfillment of our mission to promote civil and human rights
worldwide through education.
Collaborations take various forms as well. We are grateful for partnership with the Birmingham
chapters of the NAACP and SCLC, along with the 16th Street Baptist Church, in production of a 2013
Calendar of Events that, while not exhaustive, aided those who wanted to plan their participation
in 50th Anniversary commemorative activities. We are enriched by our partnerships with individuals and organizations in our community who seek to bring about justice today, particularly as they
struggle with issues related to immigration, marriage equality, and access to education.
I am proud beyond expression of BCRI’s board, staff, volunteers, donors, and friends. I am grateful
for the opportunity to have served in a leadership capacity for almost two decades of growth, both
personal and institutional. The broad base of support for BCRI from corporations and individuals
alike puts us in good stead to see the work continue to grow in scope, quality, and reach.
Sincerely,
Lawrence J. Pijeaux, Jr., Ed.D.
President & CEO
Mission
To promote civil and human rights worldwide through education
Vision
To be the premiere educational center for understanding, healing, and respect
Values
Community responsibility, diversity, equality, integrity, and respect
BCRI is a cultural and educational research center that promotes a comprehensive understanding and appreciation for the significance of civil rights developments in Birmingham with an
increasing emphasis on the international struggle for universal human rights. BCRI is a “living institution” that views the lessons of the past as crucial to understanding our heritage and
defining our future. Since opening its doors in 1992, BCRI has been visited by almost 3 million
people from all 50 states and around the world. Visitors include adults, school children and students, families, researchers, and scholars.
Each year, BCRI reaches more than 140,000 individuals through teacher education (including
curriculum development and teacher training), group tours, outreach programs (school and
community), award-winning after-school and public programs, exhibitions and extensive archival collections. BCRI encourages visitors to examine basic issues of morality, law, justice and
responsible citizenship. It also teaches that silence and indifference to the suffering of others
can only perpetuate social problems and divisions.
BCRI Programs and Services
BCRI offers an array of special educational programs and services for young people focusing
on history, civil and human rights, and the importance of respect for all people.
Tours
Designed as a self-guided experience, BCRI permanent exhibition is an eye-opening
educational experience for visitors. Over 60% of the more than 140,000 visitors
annually are school-aged children.
Birmingham Cultural Alliance Partnership (BCAP)
BCAP is BCRI’s nationally-recognized after-school program. BCAP involves middle
school students in hands-on activities at some of the city’s most outstanding cultural institutions.
Legacy Youth Leadership Program (LYL)
High school students engage in learning experiences and internship opportunities to
help them develop into lifelong learners, productive citizens, and community leaders. In 2011, BCRI launched the International Legacy Youth Leadership Program,
an exchange program between high school students in Birmingham and Johannesburg, South Africa.
BCRI provides educational experiences for students and
children of all ages, from preschool through college.
Archival Collections and Services for Researchers
Writers, film and television producers, scholars, and students utilize BCRI Archives.
Housing more than 500 oral history interviews and 10,000 archival materials, the
BCRI Archives serves as the primary reference point for individuals seeking information related to the civil rights movement.
Outreach
BCRI brings free programs to school and community groups, incorporating
videos, games, and presentations by foot soldiers to introduce and explore the
lessons of the civil rights movement.
Workshops and Seminars
BCRI serves teachers locally and nationally through a variety of workshops and seminars. The BCRI curriculum guide provides teachers with a civil rights curriculum that
includes grade-specific lesson plans.
Travelling Exhibitions
BCRI offers outstanding exhibitions for rental to other institutions.
Heritage Alive!
Seasoned educators lead weekly interactive literacy programs for young learners (grades Pre K-3), incorporating reading and literature-based activities as a tool
for character education. Programs are offered on Tuesdays at school sites and on
Thursdays at BCRI.
BCRI is a major cultural tourism site. Visitors from
around the world have been educated, inspired and
moved by the permanent exhibition that takes them
on a multimedia journey through the civil rights
movement.
Exhibitions, Events and Public Programs
Special exhibitions, events and programs allow BCRI to expand on the material
in the permanent exhibition and extend our focus to all kinds of human rights
issues.
Facility Rentals
BCRI facilities are available for rental for business, church, family, or organization
functions.
BCRI Gift Store
The gift store features a number of items related to the civil rights movement,
including unique books, art, clothing, calendars, and more.
photo by Birmingham News
“This place is amazing. It encapsulates the significant and
central role that Birmingham played in the Civil Rights
Movement.”
- Visitor from Canada
Outreach Coordinator Sam Pugh leads students in
an outreach program, “Tug of War,” to illustrate the
struggle between different points of view
during the civil rights movement.
Legacy Youth Leadership (LYL) Program
Birmingham Cultural Alliance Partnership (BCAP)
BCRI’s award-winning after-school program celebrated 13 continuous years
of service with student performances at the Carver Theatre in June 2013.
Last school year, BCRI’s Birmingham Cultural Alliance Partnership (known
as BCAP) provided academic and cultural enrichment for more than 200
students at Green Acres Middle School and Hudson K-8 School. BCAP
students participated in hands-on learning activities at six collaborating
cultural institutions – Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, Birmingham Botanical
Gardens, Birmingham Public Library, McWane Science Center, Southern
Museum of Flight, and Vulcan Park and Museum.
Twenty-one area high school students demonstrated their
knowledge of the BCRI exhibitions, presentation skills and
leadership to complete the 2013 Legacy Youth Leadership
program (LYL), supported by the PNC Foundation. In June of
2013, Legacy students provided guided tours to about 4,000
youngsters and chaperones. These students completed a
twelve-week training program in the spring and participated in
BCRI-sponsored programs. They attended a week long National Youth Leadership Summit sponsored by the US Holocaust
Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. from July 14-20. LYL
alumni led college preparedness workshops and the 2013 students were presenters for Teen Science Night at the McWane
Science Center.
BCRI has certified 94 high school students as having completed
the LYL program since 2008. In addition, Legacy alumni have
completed high school and are enrolled in higher education,
military service, or gainfully employed.
Highlights included a successful “Healthy Living” initiative with the University of Alabama at Birmingham; a community garden at Green Acres and
Dream Girls mentoring program at Hudson. BCAP is funded by the Alabama State Department of Education 21st Century Community Learning
Centers with supplemental support from Wells Fargo Foundation.
The Legacy Youth Leadership Class of 2013 included 21 high school
students who completed training and provided tours to more than
4,000 day camp participants and other visitors in June 2013.
Eboni Price, Promising Filmmaker
BCAP students from Hudson K-8 School and Green Acres Middle School
celebrated the 13 continuous years that BCRI provided after-school academic
and cultural enrichment at Birmingham Schools.
“What a gem you have there in Birmingham. Hope even
more people discover it. Thanks for everything and the
important work you do.”
- Craig Melvin, MSNBC
Eboni Price became part of BCRI’s Youth
Performing Ensemble in 2007, where she
and other students in Birmingham performed plays about the Civil Rights Era
to youth summer camps. Through this
program, Eboni not only got to travel,
but also learned about civil rights history. In 2008, BCRI offered Eboni a scholarship to participate in the first year of
the “On The Set” film camp in Birmingham. This is the opportunity that she
claims changed her life. It was that summer that she fell in love with film and directing and decided to make a career of
it. Since that summer, Eboni has worked
on over four independent films and one feature, “42” in which
her name is credited. Now a senior at Howard University, Eboni
has her own production company: DollaNADream Productions
and has produced three web series and a number of shorts/specials with her company. Eboni’s primary goal with her company
is to produce a positive image of African-Americans while also
teaching the basics of filmmaking to those interested. Upon
graduation, Eboni hopes to be accepted into the Director’s
Guild of America assistant director’s program to further her
goal of being a director and building up her company.
Outreach
BCRI outreach coordinator Sam Pugh gained media attention and new audiences last fiscal year. Almost 80,000 people benefited from BCRI outreach
programs, marking a continued pattern of growth that included significant
new partnerships and expansion throughout the state. For the first time, BCRI
partnered with Better Basics to serve more than 5,084 students at 27 school
sites. In addition, hundreds of young learners (preschool through grade 3) and
their teachers shared text-based reading and enrichment activities with BCRI’s
Heritage Alive! literacy program. College students benefited from BCRI presentations at Miles College, UAB, UA, Bevill State, Wallace State, and Alabama
Southern Community College. BCRI was in the spotlight at community
events, including Hoover Day, Fairfield’s Fire Safety Day, Ensley Day, Fiesta
2012, and the Magic City Art Connection.
Students Honor 1963 Children’s March
Third grade Teacher
Callie Walsh from
Malden, MA recently
visited BCRI. She said
that she was so inspired
by BCRI’s “Marching On:
Children’s Movement @
50” exhibition that when
she returned to school,
she shared her impressions about the exhibition
with her students. Walsh
noted that her students
immediately asked if they
could organize their OWN
march to honor the students from Birmingham. “The students organized everything,” Walsh stated.
“They wrote letters, did research and made protest signs. In the process, my
students decided that the best way to honor the children from Birmingham
was to use this march to advocate for changes they want in their own community. They began referring to themselves as community activists.” Walsh
concluded,” Through this march, my students were able to channel their confusion, anger, and sadness about what is happening in their own community
in a positive, proactive way.”
The student’s march took place on May 2, after a peace rally. They were joined
by the entire 3rd grade, various staff members, the superintendent, and the
mayor. The students marched around the block of the school with their protest
signs, singing songs of freedom and chanting for equality.
BCRI Outreach Coordinator Sam Pugh (standing) guides students in using interactive computer resources in the Richard
Arrington, Jr. Resource Gallery.
Eighty teachers from across the country participated in the
2013 “But for Birmingham...” workshop, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Carolyn McKinstry (l)
was one of many experts who taught the workshop.
Teacher Workshops
BCRI has placed special emphasis on helping teachers to
explain the Civil Rights Movement to their students. BCRI
offers teacher workshops and other training opportunities
to educators throughout the local community as well as
the nation. In many of these workshops, educators from
diverse backgrounds and concentrations and “foot
soldiers” who participated in the movement assist in
conducting sessions or providing information. Eighty
teachers from across the country participated in the 2013
“But for Birmingham...” workshop, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), BCRI’s sixth
NEH funded training project. Other K-12 school districts
and universities who have participated in BCRI-led workshops this fiscal year included:
Birmingham City Schools (100 teachers)
Auburn / Opelika City Schools (35 teachers)
Elk Grove Unified School District - California (26 teachers)
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (51 teachers)
Gwinnett County Schools – Georgia (45 teachers)
Nebraska Wesleyan University (17 teachers)
American Institute for History Education- Trenton,
New Jersey (42 teachers)
Photo: Children from the Harris Early Learning Center
enjoy the Heritage Alive! literacy program. This session
was taught by BCRI's Legacy students.
Lessons of the Bir m
Lessons of the Birmingham Movement: Youth, Activism and
the Struggle for Human Rights
View symposium highlights online at http://bcri.learningtimes.net/archives/
On April 25-27, more than 2,000 local, national and international attendees kicked off the 50th civil rights commemoration at a human rights
symposium sponsored by BCRI in collaboration with leading civic organizations. Students, educators, activists, and community leaders attended
three days of inspiring and informative sessions that highlighted the role
of young people in movements for social change. The dynamic opening
program, featuring a panel of movement veterans, was viewed live via
webcast at more than 70 locations across the country and re-broadcast on
C-Span. Over the next two days, participants examined the impact of the
Birmingham movement on global human rights struggles and engaged
today’s youth in discussions about activism. The symposium was made
possible with major support from the Rotary Club of Birmingham,
Kiwanis Club of Birmingham, Community Foundation of Greater
Birmingham and the City of Birmingham.
The US Holocaust Memorial Museum “Points of Connection,” convening
in conjunction with the symposium, brought more than two dozen participants from the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The
National Museum of African American History and Culture sponsored
six museum professionals and youth from three South African museums.
Other sponsors included Cox Media Group, Markstein Consulting,
Westin Birmingham Hotel, and Rotaract Club of Birmingham.
Emmanuel Jal energized the Friday evening audience with
his hip-hop performance and reflection on his survival as a
Sudenese child soldier.
Charlayne Hunter-Gault (l), award-winning journalist and 2011
Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award recipient, joined local
reporter Barnett Wright for a book signing during a reception at
BCRI.
The Make it Happen Youth Ensemble enthralled symposium
attendees with their dramatic interpretation of civil rights events.
“Awesome - inspiring, motivating, providing historical
foundation for moving forward; meeting the legends and
shaking their hands was like literarily touching history."
-Dr. Heraldo Richards, Tennessee State University
Jose Antonio Vargas captured a spell-bound capacity luncheon
audience with a presentation about life as an undocumented
immigrant. Vargas revealed his undocumented status in a 2011
New York Times Magazine article, launching his campaign to
elevate national conversation around immigration.
i n g h a m Movement
Eric Motley (at podium), native Alabamian and Vice President
of the Aspen Institute, moderated a conversation between
international journalists Charlayne-Hunter Gault and Rami
Khouri (a Palestinian Jordanian). They discussed the impact
of the Birmingham movement on today’s global human rights
struggles.
Dr. Shelley Stewart, civil rights era radio personality and CEO of
O2 Ideas, and Amina El-Halawani, an Egyptian Fulbright Scholar at
Birmingham-Southern College, spoke about the role of media as an
organizing tool for historic and contemporary social justice movements.
During the symposium's closing session, hundreds of young people
participated in table top discussions to examine how they can become involved in issues around civil and human rights. The facilitator
was Anoop Mishra, Chief Operating Officer for EDPM, Inc.
Jayme Cloninger, a graduate of Samford University and current Manager of Public Policy for Feed the Children, spoke
about her faith-driven work for human rights. She was a
part of a panel of contemporary activists that included Sadia Hameed of Human Rights First and Ebony Brickhouse of
Amnesty International.
Watch the entire symposium at
http://bcri.learningtimes.net/archives/
Emmanuel Jal and Jan Hendricks, daughter of civil
rights activists Joe and Lola Hendricks, shared their
perspectives on the price that children pay during
human rights struggles and the importance of
youth involvement in today’s issues.
photos by Larry Gay
Annual Conference on Civil Rights and Law Enforcement
In May 2013, more than 200 law enforcement professionals joined with community
leaders for the annual conference on civil rights and law enforcement sponsored
by BCRI in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) - Birmingham
Division. “Fifty Years Forward-Toward Progress and Partnership” was the theme for
the conference that convened at the 16th Street Baptist Church. Free and open to
the public, the sessions featured dynamic and decorated law enforcement professionals sharing firsthand experience about investigating and prosecuting major civil
rights cases. Former Alabama Attorney General William Baxley and Bishop Calvin
Woods, president of the Birmingham Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership
Conference, shared reflections on the past, present and future of civil rights, law
enforcement and the community. Bombing survivor Rev. Carolyn McKinstry and
FBI agents shared their perspectives on the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church
bombing and its aftermath. A program highlight was a panel that featured past and
present Birmingham Police Chiefs including current Chief A.C. Roper and former
chiefs Johnnie Johnson, Mike Coppage, and Annetta Nunn.
Past and present Birmingham Police Chiefs spoke of the
challenges and successes of their tenures. L to r: Chief A.C.
Roper, Annetta Nunn, Mike Coppage and Johnnie Johnson.
Latino New South –Engaging Alabama’s Hispanic Community
BCRI partnered with local organizations and regional museums to find ways to
forge sustainable, meaningful relationships with Alabama’s dynamic, growing Hispanic community. The civil rights movement and BCRI provided inspiration for a
new generation of activists galvanized to protest the state’s immigration legislation. The nation’s greatest increase in Latino population has been in the Southeast. BCRI joined the Latino New South (LNS) learning network led by the Levine
Museum of the New South in partnership with the Atlanta History Center. Funded
by the Innovation Lab, this network is leading the nation’s museums in effectively
engaging these audiences. BCRI hosted a series of “Listening Sessions” with the
local Hispanic community, established a Latino New South Advisory Committee,
sponsored a calendar of Hispanic Heritage Month activities, and produced bilingual
programs and materials.
Latino New South participants at “listening session” hosted
by BCRI to identify ways to enhance Hispanic engagement
with BCRI programs and services.
Clifton Casey, Foot Soldier and BCRI Volunteer
Wouldn’t it be great to not only learn about a seminal event in history but also meet someone who
was actually there when it happened? Visitors
who come to BCRI on Thursday afternoons can
have that experience when they are greeted by
BCRI volunteer Clifton Casey, one of the many
foot soldiers from the Birmingham Civil Rights
Movement.
In 1963, Casey was a high school
student and although he recalls
that he “simply followed the
crowd,” Casey was one of
the hundreds of children
who were part of the
Children’s Crusade. In
fact, after joining in
the march, he was
incarcerated for nine
days. His mother had a particularly hard time getting him released
because he, like many other children, responded “no comment”
rather than give the police his name. When asked about that experience, Casey replies, “I sure haven’t been there since.” Six months after
his release from jail, Casey left Birmingham for the military, and spent
most of the next few years in Vietnam. When he returned, he was the
second black man hired by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. He
later went back to school and became an accountant.
Over the years, Casey eventually discovered that the march he had
been a part of was one of the major turning points in the Civil Rights
movement. “I felt proud to be a part of history,” Casey said. Four
years ago, he started volunteering at BCRI and sharing his memories.
“Many of the visitors to BCRI are children,” Casey said, “and it’s
important that they know that children can make a difference . It’s
amazing to see the shock in their eyes when I tell them about the
struggle in Birmingham at that time,” Casey added. “They can’t quite
believe it happened, but it did. I was there.”
Archives
Plus...
During the last fiscal year, 42 researchers visited BCRI Archives in person, including scholars from twelve states (Utah, Tennessee, Georgia,
North Carolina, New York, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Virginia, Connecticut, South Carolina), and one foreign country (Hertfordshire, England).
Additionally, 215 researchers were assisted via email and telephone,
with some archives/research questions also coming to BCRI via Facebook. Dozens of research inquiries came to BCRI Archives this year from
media outlets, including:
MSNBC
C-SPAN
The Biography Channel
The History Channel
Southern Living magazine
Time magazine
•Graduate and under-graduate classes from Birmingham-Southern
College and UAB Departments of History, as well as the University of
Alabama School of Journalism visited BCRI Archives for introductions to
archival research and tours of the collection.
• An item from BCRI Archives appears in the Vulcan Park and Museum
exhibition, “A Place of Our Own: The Fourth Avenue District, Civil Rights,
and the Rise of Birmingham’s Black Middle Class.”
• Archivist Laura Anderson contributed a chapter to “Museums in a
Global Context” (May 2013), a new book edited by Jennifer Dickey, Samir
El Azhar and Catherine Lewis and published by the American Alliance of
Museums (AAM) Press.
And...
The following projects feature photographs and/or film from BCRI’s
collections:
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Lee Daniels’ THE BUTLER, a feature film distributed in theaters
nationwide;
A Hallmark Channel Original Movie, THE WATSONS GO TO
BIRMINGHAM, based on the book by Christopher Paul Curtis,
aired nationwide;
A Korean-language version of Cynthia Levinson’s book for
young readers, WE’VE GOT A JOB: THE 1963 BIRMINGHAM
CHILDREN’S MARCH;
Newly-redesigned exhibits at the National Civil Rights
Museum, Memphis, TN; and
Birmingham Business Journal special issue (June).
BCRI Archives also assisted
journalist Barnett Wright with
his book, “1963: How the
Birmingham Civil Rights
Movement Changed America
and the World.” Published by
The Birmingham News and
the Alabama Media Group,
the book features a chronological account of some of
the major events from that
pivotal year in Birmingham’s
history, including the 16th
Street Baptist Church bombing, Albert Boutwell’s defeat
of Eugene “Bull” Connor in
the city’s first mayor-council election, Martin Luther King Jr.’s
incarceration and his “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” sit-ins and
desegregation of schools.
“This is an absolutely fantastic museum which
recreates the civil rights era perfectly. The events
are brought to life better than I’d seen in just about
any other museum. You will not regret a visit. “
- Visitor from New York
Tammi Sharpe, Human Rights Fellow
BCRI benefitted this year from the
invigorating presence of Tammi
Sharpe, BCRI’s first Human Rights
Fellow. On leave from her longtime work with the United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees,
Tammi volunteered with BCRI for
over six months, bringing with
her over 18 years of experience in
the humanitarian, human rights,
peacekeeping, peace building and
development fields in stable, fragile and failed states. Applying
that experience to her observations on interpretation of stories of conflict and resolution, she served BCRI as both student
and teacher. BCRI was enriched by Tammi’s fresh perspective
on its exhibitions and public programs. She maintained BCRI’s
new blog, The Struggle Continues, as it helped to build awareness of BCRI’s global mission and of plans for the Youth
Symposium, which she also helped coordinate. Tammi is currently in New York City on a Fellowship for Historical Dialogue
and Accountability at Columbia University. She will return to
BCRI in January 2014 to embark on a collaborative initiative
with the BCRI Oral History Project.
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Living in Limbo:
Lesbian Families in the
Deep South
by
Photographer
Black from the
Heart of Dixie:
Famous African
American Alabamians
Carolyn Sherer
Special exhibitions allow BCRI to expand on material in the permanent exhibition
and extend our focus to all kinds of human rights issues. Notable exhibitions from
2012-2013 include:
Living in Limbo: Lesbian Families in the Deep South – March 30 – June
11, 2012
This collection of forty family portraits by acclaimed photographer Carolyn Sherer encouraged viewers to see family, love and commitment as being the same for everyone. Now part of the BCRI Travelling Exhibitions
program, Living in Limbo garners praise for encouraging dialogue on an
important contemporary civil rights issue.
Vision and Voice, Freedom and Future: Birmingham Civil Rights Institute 1992-2012 - July 17-November 25, 2012
BCRI celebrated its 20th anniversary year with an exhibition sponsored by
Protective Life Corporation and featuring archival images, video, articles,
and interactive media chronicling the 20 year history of BCRI and its impact locally, nationally and internationally.
EQUALITY - ALWAYS THE RIGHT CHOICE
March 30-June 11, 2012
Odessa Woolfolk Gallery
20
YEARS
1992-2012
Black from the Heart of Dixie: Famous African American Alabamians December 6, 2012 - February 24, 2013
This exhibition focused on just some of the many influential African Americans to come out of the State of Alabama. Thanks to BCRI’s status as a
Smithsonian Affiliate, several photographs from The National Portrait Gallery were included. They were exhibited alongside a generous donation of
paintings from the Alabama Music Hall of Fame in Tuscumbia and works
by renowned artist Ronald McDowell.
Vision and Voice; Freedom and Future
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute 1992-2012
Odessa Woolfolk Gallery
July 17-November 25, 2012
BESA: Muslims Who Saved Jews in World War II - March 5 – June 30,
2013
Besa is an Albanian word that means ‘code of honor’ and the code was
put into practice during World War II when more than 2,000 Albanian Jews
were saved from Nazi persecution by Muslims who endangered themselves to provide safe harbors. Photographer Norman Gershman went on
a six-year odyssey to create portraits of the rescuers. Hebrew Union College Museum curated BESA, and the BCRI exhibition was co-sponsored by
the Birmingham Islamic Society, the Birmingham YMCA, the Birmingham Museum of Art and the Birmingham Holocaust Education
Committee. Support also came from area synagogues, churches and
interfaith groups.
Marching On: The Children’s Crusade @ 50 - March 12 -November 30,
2013
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of a turning point in the Birmingham Movement, this youth-oriented exhibition was organized by
BCRI and sponsored by Birmingham Coca-Cola. The Children’s Crusade
or “Project C” was one of the greatest nonviolent human rights events in
history. The exhibit both chronicled the story from the Miles College-led
Selective Buying Campaign through demonstrations in downtown Birmingham, and shed light on the influence of the crusade on youth
movements worldwide. Drawn from photographs, artifacts, and news
paper articles housed in the BCRI archives, the exhibition also made use of
BCRI Oral History Project resources.
December 6-February 24
Odessa Woolfolk Gallery
Presented by Protective Life Corporation
“My students are still talking about the
Birmingham Children’s March exhibition.
I truly believe that learning about the
Birmingham March helped them realize
that they had the power to make changes
in their own community. “
-Teacher from MA
BIRMINGHAM CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES
For the years ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 (Audited)
2013 2012 REVENUES, GAINS AND OTHER SUPPORT
UNRESTRICTED:
General contributions $460,404
$448,135
Government appropriations553,969 683,640
Admission and facility use fees
434,435 362,394
Membership dues
3,483 10,212
Sales of merchandise263,581 217,667
Other revenue204,504 207,130
Income on investments
294 448
Unrealized gain (losses)
502 1,502
Donated facilities310,000 310,000
Total revenues, gains and other support
2,231,172 2,241,128
Expenses-Program:
Exhibits507,102 507,244
Cultural and conservation175,678 152,374
Auxiliary services283,819 247,269
Education149,207 137,014
Security172,209 164,669
Fundraising and special events186,231 157,275
Institutional Programs
9,498 7,727
Publications and special programs 46,033 7,127
Total program expenses
1,529,777 1,380,699
Supporting Services:
Management and general administrative
289,261 327,105
Finance159,643 137,874
Depreciation and amortization555,251 583,914
Donated facilities310,000 310,000
Total supporting services
1,314,155 1,358,893
Total Expenses
2,843,932
2,739,592
Change in net assets
(612,760)
(498,464)
Net assets, beginning of the year
(290,344)
208,120
Net assets, end of the year
($903,104)
($290,344)
TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS
General contributions 6,509 9,553
Government appropriations231,760 148,938
Grants630,491 98,790
Other revenue
0 2,725
Total temporarily restricted revenues and gains
868,760 260,006
Temporarily restricted expenses:
Cultural and conservation 82,833 161,551
Auxiliary Services
17 162
Education343,297 233,637
Security
0 386
Fundraising and Special Events
2,115 1,184
Institutional Programs197,858 89,869
Publications and special programs
137 266
Total program expenses
626,257 487,055
Supporting Services:
Management and general administrative
11,522 7,665
Finance 1,528 4,507
Total supporting services
13,050 12,172
Total temporarily restricted expenses
639,307 499,227 Change in net assets
229,453 (239,221)
Net assets at beginning of the year
599,387 838,608
Net assets at end of the year
$828,840
$599,387
All Donations are Important!
Our donors are a vital component to our existence! Your tax-deductible donation will assist BCRI
in fulfilling its mission to promote civil and human rights worldwide through education.
Go to BCRI's website (www.bcri.org) today to make your tax-deductible donation. And, if you
have questions related to donations, contact Rhonda Ball Clark at 866-328-9696, x236.
You'll be glad you did....and so will we!
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
520 16th Street North
Birmingham, AL 35203
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is grateful to the following funders for their support from July 2012-June 2013:
Eddie Abdulhaqq
ACETA
Victor Adamo
Adams and Reese LLP
Alabama Department of Tourism
Alabama Media Group
Alabama Power Company
Alabama Power Foundation
Alabama Southern Community College
Alabama State Department of Education
Mr. and Mrs. Walter and Mamie Alexander
Zaiwa Ali
Donna L. Allen-Woolfolk
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.,
Upsilon Eta Omega Chapter
Altec/Styslinger Foundation
American Heart Association
America's First Federal Credit Union
Karen Anderson
Kenneth Anderson
Laura Caldwell Anderson
Luke Anderson
Anthony Underwood Automotive
Shawana Ariel
AT&T Alabama
Lee Bains
Dorothy G. Baker
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &
Berkowitz PC
Balch & Bingham LLP
Mary S. Baldwin
Greta Sims Clark
Roger and Rhonda Ball Clark
Peggy Balliet
Banks, Finley, White & Company
Baptist Church of the Covenant
Baptist Health System, Inc.
Wayne Barefield
BB&T
BBVA Compass
Belk, Inc.
Ann A. Benton
Charles W. Benton
Dr. and Mrs. Neal Berte
Bessemer City Schools
Bevill State Comunity College
Birmingham Airport Authority
Birmingham Business Alliance
Birmingham Business Resouce Center, Inc.
Birmingham Coca Cola Bottling Company
Birmingham Housing Authority
Birmingham Urban League Young Professionals
Jack Bizzell
Ada Blair
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
Joseph S. Bluestein
Lajuana Bradford
Brasfield & Gorrie LLC
Bright House Networks LLC
Curtis Broom, Jr.
Judge and Mrs. Houston Brown
Stacey Brunner
Charles Caldwell
Melanie E. Caldwell
Julie Chamberlin
JP Morgan Chase
Joseph Chatman
CIN, Inc. Community Investment Network
Citizens Trust Bank
City of Birmingham
City of Vestavia Hills
Cynthia Civil
Dr. Corvin Clark
Jennifer Clarke
Classic Pearls, Inc.
Grace P. Cole
Senator Linda Coleman
Charles A. Collat
Colonial Properties Trust
Cassandra Comer
Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
Justice and Mrs. Ralph Cook
Priscilla Hancock Cooper
John F. Coppola
Garland Core
James A. Cotton
Cowin Equipment Company, Inc
Steven Crocker
CSX Corporation
Nelesha Dale
Daniel Foundation
June Fox Davis
Jacqueline B. Davison
A. F. deFuniak
Dekalb County Convention and Visitors Bureau
Gloria Dennard
Department of Justice
Dunn Construction Company
Dunn French Foundation
Dunn Investment Company
Daniel J. Dunne
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Dunning
EBSCO Industries, Inc
Rev. and Mrs, Joseph Ellwanger
Employer Benefits Consulting, LLC
Energen Corporation
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Benjamin Etgen
Leon Evans
Marion M. Evans
Maureen Forte'
Four Octave Productions
Dr. Claudia D. French
Nick Gaede
Karen Gearhart
Harlynne Geisler
J. Gibson
Sandra Gill
Goodrich Foundation
Debra Gordon-Hellman
Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors
Bureau
Stuart Greene
Gwinnett County Board of Education
Virginia Hackney
Dr. Rosalind Pijeaux Hale
Giesle Hall
Mrs. Alexander (Lucille) Hall
Mr. and Mrs. Herschell Hamilton
Oliver Harper
Haskell Slaughter Young & Redicker, LLC
HealthSouth Corporation
Frank B. Herrington
Yvonne F. Herron
Brandon Hewitt
Susan H. Hildreth
Brenda Hines
Hoar Construction LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Hollis
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Holmes, Jr.
William Holt
Honda Manufacturing of Alabama LLC
Dr. and Mrs. Horace Huntley
Mamie G. Hymes
International Seminar Design, Inc.
Institute of Museum and Library Sciences
James Jackson
Sandra Jaffe
Rita Jamar
Jefferson County Committee for Economic
Opportunity
John Jenkins
Curtis Johnson
Joiner Fire Sprinkler Company, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jones
Frederick Jones
Junior League of Birmingham
Tammie Kahn
Judge Abdul Kallon
Kelly Construction Company
Janice Kelsey
Khafra Engineers-Professional Consulting
Solomon Kimerling
Kiwanis Club of Birmingham
Bobbi Knight and Gary Burley
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Krawcheck
Mary Lanaux
Lakeshore Foundation
Edward Lamonte
Lawson State Community College
Leadership Alabama
Leading Edge Institute
Thomas Leck
Tonya Lee
Les Beaux Arts
Sanford Levinson
Abigayle Liendecker
Anthony Lloyd
Patrick J. Louis
Luckie & Company
Mack Major
Maura Marx
Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
Patricia Shuttlesworth Massengill
Maynard Cooper & Gale, PC
Mr. and Mrs. JB Mazer
Ella B. McCain
Charles A. McCallum
Fred J. McCallum
Kathyrn McDonald
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome McKinstry
Glory McLaughlin
McWane Foundation
McWane Inc.
Dr. and George R. McWhorter
Metro Birmingham Branch NAACP
Metropolitan Criminal Justice Executive
Association
Miles College
Sophia Miller
Mary R. Minnow
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh J. Morgan
Jane Morgan
Elaine Munn
Mutual of America
Hopson Nance
National Alliance of Black School Educators
National Museum of African American
History and Culture
Newman's Own Foundation
Emily Nghiem
Nick's Kids Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Claude B. Nielsen
North Alabama Conference- The United
Methodist Church
Annetta W. Nunn
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.,
Alpha Phi Chapter
O'Neal Steel, Inc
Anthony Orum
Out of the Box Consultant Services
George A. Parker
Roderick Parker
Rosalyn M. Patmon-Thornton
Pearce, Bevill, Leesburg, Moore, P.C.
Katherine Pearson
Carrey Pickett
Pearson Scott Foresman
Elise Penfield
Martinique Perkins
Mr. Kenneth Perry and Dr. Tonya Banks Perry
Phenomenal Womens Summit
Phi Delta Kappa Inc., Nu Chapter
Mr. and Mrs. David Piercy
Dr. Lawrence J. Pijeaux, Jr.
PNC BANK
Louis G. Pol
Dr. Ernest & Mrs. Jean Porterfield
J. Fred Powell
Project Corporate Leadership
Protective Life Corporation
Susan Putnam
Robert Putnauer
Richard Rafael
Ravizee & Harris PC
Leah Rawls- Atkins
Regions Financial Corporation
Ashley Rhea
Robert and Lois Luckie Charitable Foundation
Robinson Elementary
Doris C. Rodgers
E. Mabry Rogers
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Rose
Renee K. Rotan
Rotaract Club of Birmingham Foundation
Rotary Club of Birmingham
Royal Cup Coffee
Nancy Sales
Samford University
Vivian Sanders
Kimberly Santos-Gooden
School Science and Mathematics
Association
Patricia Scott
Lee Sentell
Erika Seth
Stella M. Shelby
Mr. and Mrs. Don Siegal
Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Inc.,
Beta Kappa Boulé
William Silver
Sirote & Permutt
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
Sixth Avenue Baptist Church
Carl S. Smith
Shannon D. Snead
Sojourn to the Past
Stancil Starnes
Stephens Foundation
Laura P. Sterling
Sterne Agee
Dr. Reginald Swanson
Sadie Swyne
Myra Tarver
Temple Emanu-El
The Chamber of Commerce of Walker County
The Civil Rights Group of Friends
The Community Foundation of Greater
Birmingham
The Frank & Fred Friedman Family
Foundation
The Goodrich Foundation
Mr. Cleo and Dr. Carla Thomas
Suzanne E. Thorin
Thornton Enterprises, Inc.
Sue Thrasher
Frank Topping
Tri-County AL Chapter of the Links, Inc.
Dr. Ankrehah Trimble
Frank Turner
UAB Early Head Start, B'ham, AL
Marcia Unger
United Fellowship Breakfast Forum, Inc.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of St. Thomas
Wendy VanDyke
Virginia Volker
Judge and Mrs. Scott Vowell
Vulcan Materials Company
Eileen Walbert
Barry W. Walker
Walmart Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Michael Warren
Cody Watson
Priscilla Watson
Robert Wedgeworth
Carol A. Wells
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Deborah White
Mark White
WIAT CBS 42
Kristina Wigfall
Eva Wilensky
Dr. Jerome Williams
Mitchell Williams
Dan Witt
Desiree Womack
David Wood, II
Odessa Woolfolk
Eleanor Wright
Dr. and Mrs. Wilson Wright
In-Kind Donations
Alabama Department of Tourism
Alabama Media Group
Alabama State Department of Education
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame
Birmingham365.org
Birmingham City Schools
Birmingham Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Birmingham Islamic Society
Birmingham Public Library
City of Birmingham
Fire & Rescue
Police Department
Public Works Department
Community Foundation of Greater
Birmingham
Creative Catering by Ambrosia
Daniel Foundation
Goodrich Foundation
Ron & Elizabeth Howard
Paul Hughes
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Ann Jimerson
Rand Jimerson
Markstein Consulting
McQuick Printing Company
McWane Science Center
National Museum of African American
History and Culture
Sheraton-Westin Birmingham
Southern Museum of Flight
The Birmingham Times
Vulcan Park & Museum
If you notice any omissions in our donor
listings,
please contact Rhonda Ball
at 866-328-9696, x236 or
[email protected] and a correction will be
made in a subsequent publication.
Thank you!