Kelly Ingram Park

Great historical place / memorial / and monument in Birmingham and a good accessible park, too. Lots of history surrounding this area as indicated with the informative monuments placed around the park and numbered for your convenience. Adjacent to the civil rights institute and 16th Street Baptist church.

This is a focal point of the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument. It is a short walk around the Park to see signs and statues describing what happened during the demonstrations. Such a sad time in our Country's history!

♿️This is a historic park in the middle of the Civil Rights District. It is all ♿️ accessible as everything is paved and the crosswalks have ramps. Parked in front of the Civil Rights Building and started walking towards the park, passing the Sixteenth Street Church along the way. It's not a large park, but every piece tells something about the history of Civil Rights and what people went through during this time. There is a tour available through Red Clay Tours and they showed up while I was there. I would recommend the tour as well as just going on your own. I believe I caught part of something their tour does and it was riveting. I'm not going to spoil it for anyone. The fountain does not work and that's really a shame bc it would be beautiful in action. There are office chairs just sitting in the strangest place on a stage area. There are benches and garbage cans available. I would recommend the park as well as walking the entirety of the Civil Rights District if you haven't all ready. They have restored so much, but this park is your starting point.

Pretty park, lots of opportunities to learn. Seeing the attack dogs and learning more about the children who suffered racism for the greater good was sobering. Please be respectful if you visit.

10.11.2024 - I visited this park. The park is well maintained. It provides an open & safe space for visitors to learn some of Birmingham’s history.