Understanding the meaning of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and the Movement that inspired its development requires recalling the early history of the city. 
An essay by founding Board President, Odessa Woolfolk.

The way of life challenged by the Movement was set in place by Birmingham's incorporators and early settlers.
The BCRI chronicles that Movement.>>

Local leaders tapped for early Board of Directors

An early fifteen-member Board, established by the City of Birmingham in 1990, was expanded in 1992 to include ten more local community leaders and movement veterans.>>

1977 - 1992

Key people and events leading to the development of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute are broken down in a brief          History & Mission Timeline.>>

Founding Partners in the work of the BCRI >>